Methods for evaluating peak oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold in upper body of cross country skiers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 963-970

  WislØff, Ulrik ^a,b   Helgerud, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Cross country skiing; Peak oxygen uptake; Ski ergometer; Upper body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIING; TREADMILL;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIING;

EID: 0031776643     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00029     Document Type: Article

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