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Kilopond

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Kilopond 

a designation for a unit of force in the mks system of units that has been adopted in several European countries (the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, and Sweden); designation kp. In the USSR the corresponding unit is called the kilogram-force.



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When a subject completed a 30-minute cycle without resistance for three exercise sessions in a row, resistance on the bicycle ergometer was increased by one-eighth kilopond and the same training process followed.
Measured variables include item per work bout, work rate (load in kilopond meters/min multiplied by cadence and circumference of flywheel), heart rate, blood pressure, and Mets.
 
 
 
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