Assessment of the reproducibility of performance testing on an air-braked cycle ergometer

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-298

  Palmer, G S ^a   Dennis, S C ^a   Noakes, T D ^a   Hawley, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cycling road race; Cycling time trial; Exercise; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE;

BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029950068     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972849     Document Type: Article

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