Metabolic efficiency during arm and leg exercise at the same relative intensities

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Kang, Jie ^a   Robertson, Robert J ^b   Goss, Fredric L ^b   Dasilva, Sergio G ^b   Suminski, Richard R ^b   Utter, Alan C ^b   Zoeller, Robert F ^b   Metz, Kenneth F ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ARM CRANKING; LEG CYCLING; METABOLIC EFFICIENCY

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; REST; WORK;

EID: 0031002294     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199703000-00013     Document Type: Article

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