Cycle rate variations in roller ski skating: Effects on oxygen uptake and poling forces

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 521-525

  Millet, G Y ^b,c   Hoffman, M D ^a   Candau, R B ^b   Buckwalter, J B ^a   Clifford, P S ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU SPORT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cross country skiing; Cycle rate; Duty cycle; Heart rate; Metabolic cost; Poling forces; Rating of perceived exertion; Ski skating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FORCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKIING; TECHNIQUE; TIME; TRANSDUCER; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031743071     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971954     Document Type: Article

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