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Table 1 The percentage of muscle activation time in the total time

From: Effects of workload and saddle height on muscle activation of the lower limb during cycling

Saddle height (%GTH)

Workload (%FTP)

Rectus femoris

Tibialis anterior

Biceps femoris

Medial gastrocnemius

Propulsive (%)

Recovery (%)

A cycle (%)

Propulsive (%)

Recovery (%)

A cycle (%)

Propulsive (%)

Recovery (%)

A cycle (%)

Propulsive (%)

Recovery (%)

A cycle (%)

95

25

74.15 ± 15.32

33.38 ± 26.62

53.77 ± 10.64

46.18 ± 18.42

39.60 ± 14.32

42.89 ± 11.80

77.15 ± 18.02

22.44 ± 22.57

49.79 ± 8.19

49.13 ± 9.62

50.88 ± 8.19

50.01 ± 4.30

50

78.96 ± 8.78

23.08 ± 23.26

51.02 ± 9.26

46.95 ± 17.48

41.76 ± 20.73

44.35 ± 12.84

82.05 ± 8.25

12.15 ± 14.18

47.10 ± 8.23

51.10 ± 16.83

50.78 ± 19.20

50.94 ± 6.86

75

77.14 ± 16.75

26.82 ± 23.74

51.98 ± 8.03

49.55 ± 18.41

38.77 ± 12.51

44.16 ± 12.38

79.38 ± 19.25

12.14 ± 19.84

45.76 ± 1.10

59.46 ± 17.82

46.38 ± 12.21

52.92 ± 8.61

97

25

76.91 ± 16.72

26.73 ± 25.38

51.82 ± 10.70

52.98 ± 18.30

39.96 ± 19.40

46.47 ± 12.52

79.20 ± 12.92

12.62 ± 16.73

45.91 ± 7.18

43.87 ± 11.73

58.34 ± 17.68

51.10 ± 7.80

50

83.74 ± 6.94

17.17 ± 19.86

50.46 ± 10.28

54.63 ± 25.79

37.56 ± 24.43

46.09 ± 11.77

82.97 ± 7.92

10.63 ± 18.30

46.80 ± 11.70

52.67 ± 13.11

51.28 ± 16.56

51.98 ± 7.70

75

81.00 ± 6.10

16.06 ± 17.58

48.53 ± 9.27

56.53 ± 22.08

37.62 ± 23.18

47.07 ± 12.75

82.31 ± 9.91

9.63 ± 12.30

45.97 ± 5.90

50.54 ± 4.80

53.28 ± 13.41

51.91 ± 5.50

100

25

83.15 ± 10.41

23.21 ± 22.92

53.18 ± 8.98

54.61 ± 20.81

44.97 ± 23.33

49.79 ± 11.85

83.71 ± 8.72

21.87 ± 19.85

52.79 ± 9.57

47.38 ± 13.47

55.95 ± 10.65

51.66 ± 3.70

50

78.12 ± 9.76

22.85 ± 22.19

50.49 ± 9.01

48.42 ± 12.57

35.08 ± 21.86

41.75 ± 8.80

77.66 ± 12.94

16.03 ± 18.64

46.84 ± 5.90

48.15 ± 16.03

55.00 ± 20.15

51.57 ± 5.47

75

82.68 ± 7.81

16.04 ± 19.44

49.36 ± 9.14

51.68 ± 20.77

37.90 ± 20.09

44.79 ± 14.18

84.65 ± 7.58

7.90 ± 12.46

46.27 ± 6.33

55.39 ± 10.89

48.98 ± 8.87

52.19 ± 4.14

103

25

84.84 ± 11.77

22.44 ± 22.03

53.64 ± 9.04

49.46 ± 12.25

39.85 ± 15.18

44.65 ± 9.58

85.19 ± 10.64

16.78 ± 20.49

50.99 ± 8.58

47.61 ± 9.79

54.38 ± 13.58

51.00 ± 4.67

50

83.83 ± 5.52

19.24 ± 18.13

51.54 ± 9.33

60.75 ± 22.02

33.52 ± 13.78

47.13 ± 13.66

84.66 ± 6.56

7.20 ± 9.08

45.93 ± 5.89

51.08 ± 10.64

57.56 ± 8.88

54.31 ± 4.51

75

81.63 ± 13.62

19.43 ± 21.86

50.53 ± 9.01

48.68 ± 20.31

27.96 ± 8.71

38.22 ± 9.49

86.02 ± 14.50

12.93 ± 21.79

49.47 ± 8.14

54.62 ± 15.64

49.12 ± 12.43

51.87 ± 5.13

105

25

87.70 ± 8.09

18.49 ± 23.72

53.09 ± 10.34

47.76 ± 13.56

42.26 ± 14.95

45.01 ± 9.05

87.27 ± 7.53

14.07 ± 18.63

50.97 ± 9.68

45.38 ± 11.19

61.03 ± 15.14

53.21 ± 5.65

50

87.00 ± 8.24

17.26 ± 19.61

52.13 ± 8.11

49.57 ± 19.65

36.05 ± 8.89

42.81 ± 9.19

85.92 ± 9.27

17.36 ± 19.37

51.64 ± 11.06

48.10 ± 7.16

58.45 ± 5.06

53.28 ± 3.60

75

81.04 ± 10.83

11.97 ± 15.48

46.50 ± 5.81

48.39 ± 5.75

41.23 ± 19.12

44.81 ± 9.84

82.76 ± 12.37

18.81 ± 27.21

50.78 ± 13.79

55.93 ± 12.89

52.30 ± 9.71

54.12 ± 4.80