Muscle Tone, Stiffness, and Elasticity in Elite Female Cyclists after Consecutive Short Competitions

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameters</td><td class="align_center">FP (108 km)</td><td class="align_center">C1 (120,7 km)</td><td class="align_center">C2 (126,7 km)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">HR (bpm)</td><td class="align_center">167</td><td class="align_center">159</td><td class="align_center">168</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">HR max (bpm)</td><td class="align_center">194</td><td class="align_center">193</td><td class="align_center">192</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Power output (W)</td><td class="align_center">185</td><td class="align_center">157</td><td class="align_center">183</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Power output max (W)</td><td class="align_center">731</td><td class="align_center">696</td><td class="align_center">637</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Heart rate = heart rate, bpm = beat per minute, W = watts, FP = familiarization phase, C1 = competition 1, C2 = competition 2.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>HR, power output and km (<i>n</i> = 6).</div>

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Table 3

Table 3: Muscle Tone, Stiffness, and Elasticity in Elite Female Cyclists after Consecutive Short Competitions 