Correlations between peak power output, muscular strength and cycle time trial performance in triathletes

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-207

  Bentley, D J ^a   Wilson, G J ^a   Davie, A J ^a   Zhou, S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Muscle contraction; Oxygen consumption; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TRAINING; TRIATHLON;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031739423     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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