Implications of exercise testing for prediction of athletic performance: A contemporary perspective

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 319-330

  Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Maximum oxygen consumption; Maximum workload; Muscle contractility; Muscle power; Performance prediction; Running economy

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; RUNNING; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKLOAD;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPORTS;

EID: 0023716502     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-198808000-00001     Document Type: Article

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