Cadência de Pedalada no Ciclismo: Uma Revisão de Literatura

Pedaling Rate in Cycling: A Review

Cadência de Pedalada no Ciclismo

 

 Marcelo Ricardo Dias ^1,2

Jorge R. Perrout de Lima ³

Jefferson da Silva Novaes ^1,4

 

1- Universidade Castelo Branco, RJ.

2- Faculdade Metodista Granbery, Juiz de Fora, MG.

3- Laboratório de Avaliação Motora da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, MG

4- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

 

RESUMO

Após décadas de estudos e inúmeras discussões, ainda não há um consenso sobre a cadência ideal de pedalada no ciclismo. O presente estudo teve o objetivo de revisar, de forma sistematizada, estudos científicos que investigaram a eficiência mecânica através das cadências de pedalada no cilcismo. Tais experimentos demonstraram diversos fatores que poderiam ser capazes de alterar a cadência de pedalada ideal e preferida, com isso alterar a eficiência de pedalada. O ponto conclusivo da literatura define as baixas cadências de pedalada como mais econômicas e eficientes que as altas. A cadência ideal para a maioria dos praticantes é, geralmente, mais baixa do que a cadência preferida pelos ciclistas treinados.

Palavras-Chave: cadência de pedalada, economia de movimento, eficiência mecânica e ciclismo

 

ABSTRACT

Pedaling Cadence in the Ciclism: A Review

After decades of studies and innumerable quarrels, there is not still a consensus on the optimal pedaling rate in the cycling. The present study aimed to review systematically the scientific studies that investigated the mechanical efficiency through the pedaling rates in cycling. Such experiments have demonstrated that diverse factors could be capable to modify the optimal pedaling preferred rate and pedaling efficiency as well. The conclusive point of literature defines the low pedaling cadences as more economic and efficient that the high ones. The ideal cadence for the majority of the practitioners is generally lower than the cadence preferred by the trained cyclists.

Keywords: pedaling cadence, movement economy, mechanics efficiency and cycling

 

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Data de submissão: Setembro 2006

Data de aceitação: Dezembro 2006

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