My training lately has consisted of barbell lifts + bike rides. So last week I got to thinking about force production....
In a barbell session, including the warm-up sets, I might do 30-40 squats and 10-15 deadlifts. That's about 50 reps of force production.
On a 31 mile bike ride at 18 mph avg speed, I average 105 total riding minutes and 90 rpm average cadence. That's 9,450 reps of force production.
And a pedal stroke isn't always light --- it can be significant force production at times. So I got to wondering, how many pounds of force is a bicycle pedal stroke, approximately? I know it depends on how evenly force is applied in the pedal stroke, but seems like we could come up with a rough estimate to equate to something like a leg press. My googling didn't come up with any good answers so I thought I would ask here. Does anyone know, or have any guesses?