Validity of the heart rate deflection point as a predictor of lactate threshold during running

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 452-459

  Vachon, John A ^a   Bassett Jr , David R ^a   Clarke, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Conconi test; Endurance; Exercise; Performance

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032812444     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.1.452     Document Type: Article

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