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Bouillod A, Soto-Romero G, Grappe F, Bertucci W, Brunet E, Cassirame J. Caveats and Recommendations to Assess the Validity and Reliability of Cycling Power Meters: A Systematic Scoping Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22010386. [PMID: 35009945 PMCID: PMC8749704 DOI: 10.3390/s22010386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
A large number of power meters have become commercially available during the last decades to provide power output (PO) measurement. Some of these power meters were evaluated for validity in the literature. This study aimed to perform a review of the available literature on the validity of cycling power meters. PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Google Scholar have been explored with PRISMA methodology. A total of 74 studies have been extracted for the reviewing process. Validity is a general quality of the measurement determined by the assessment of different metrological properties: Accuracy, sensitivity, repeatability, reproducibility, and robustness. Accuracy was most often studied from the metrological property (74 studies). Reproducibility was the second most studied (40 studies) property. Finally, repeatability, sensitivity, and robustness were considerably less studied with only 7, 5, and 5 studies, respectively. The SRM power meter is the most used as a gold standard in the studies. Moreover, the number of participants was very different among them, from 0 (when using a calibration rig) to 56 participants. The PO tested was up to 1700 W, whereas the pedalling cadence ranged between 40 and 180 rpm, including submaximal and maximal exercises. Other exercise conditions were tested, such as torque, position, temperature, and vibrations. This review provides some caveats and recommendations when testing the validity of a cycling power meter, including all of the metrological properties (accuracy, sensitivity, repeatability, reproducibility, and robustness) and some exercise conditions (PO range, sprint, pedalling cadence, torque, position, participant, temperature, vibration, and field test).
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony Bouillod
- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- French Cycling Federation, 78180 Saint Quentin, France;
- LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 31000 Toulouse, France;
- Professional Cycling Team FDJ, 77230 Moussy-le-Vieux, France
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- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- Professional Cycling Team FDJ, 77230 Moussy-le-Vieux, France
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- EA7507, Laboratoire Performance, Santé, Métrologie, Société, 51100 Reims, France;
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- EA4660, C3S Health-Sport Department, Sports University, 25000 Besancon, France; (A.B.); (F.G.)
- EA7507, Laboratoire Performance, Santé, Métrologie, Société, 51100 Reims, France;
- Mtraining, R&D Division, 25480 Ecole Valentin, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-6-8781-8295
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Coelho-e-Silva MJ, Rebelo-Gonçalves R, Martinho D, Ahmed A, Luz LGO, Duarte JP, Severino V, Baptista RC, Valente-dos-Santos J, Vaz V, Gonçalves RS, Tessitore A, Figueiredo AJ. Reproducibility of estimated optimal peak output using a force-velocity test on a cycle ergometer. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193234. [PMID: 29474490 PMCID: PMC5825072 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The current study aimed to examine the reproducibility of estimated peak power and estimated pedal velocity in a multi-trial 10-s all-out cycling test among adult athletes (n = 22; aged 23.50±4.73 years). Stature, sitting height and body mass were measured. Leg length was estimated as stature minus sitting height. Body volume was obtained from air displacement plethysmography and was subsequently used to calculate body density. Fat mass and fat-free mass were derived. The short-term power outputs were assessed from the force-velocity test (FVT), using a friction-braked ergometer on two separated occasions. Differences between repeated measurements were examined with paired t-test and effect sizes calculated. No significant differences were found between session 1 (898 W, 142 rpm) and session 2 (906 W, 142 rpm). Test-retest procedure showed acceptable reliability for estimated peak power output [technical error of measurement (TEM) = 31.9 W; % coefficient of variation (CV) = 3.5; intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.986] and pedal velocity (TEM = 5.4 rpm, %CV = 3.8, ICC = 0.924). The current study demonstrated a reasonable reproducibility of estimated peak power and pedal velocity outputs in non-elite male athletes and supports that a familiarization session including a complete FVT protocol is not required.
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- Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- * E-mail:
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- LACAPS, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca, Brazil
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Coimbra Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unity for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF, UID/DTP/04213/2016), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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