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A computrainer will provide power output
data and related information ie. cadence.
The power output data tells the rider how
the work he/she is doing by turning the
cranks is turning into power at the rear
wheel.
Power is
defined as the "rate of work" and can be
calculated as work (force X distance)
divided by time OR as the product of force
and velocity. This information gives the
cyclist a fantastic measure of resultant
output... akin to club head speed measure
for a golfer or baseball speed for a
pitcher. HOWEVER, it tells them nothing
about HOW that power was being created.
A zenoLINK 3-D
evaluation will measure just how the power
is being created. In sports like in golf,
there is a complicated sequence of events
and coordination that produces club head
speed. Cycling is no different... there is a
complicated series of coordinated efforts by
all the lower body joints, driven by the
core which produces crank speed (when this
crank speed is multiplied by force which is
effected by gearing, power is produced -
which is measure by computrainer).
The zenoLINK
3-D evaluation provides information on the
coordination of biomechanical input and the
magnitude of contribution; the details of
the coordinated efforts of the lower body
joints and core (ie. Pelvic, hip, knee
flexion extension etc.)
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