Use of blood lactate measurements for prediction of exercise performance and for control of training. Recommendations for long-distance running

Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-175

  Billat, L Véronique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b Centre de Medecine du Sport CCAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RUNNING; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029761599     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199622030-00003     Document Type: Review

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