Neuromuscular characteristics and muscle power as determinants of 5-km running performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 124-130

  Paavolainen, Leena M ^a   Nummela, Ari T ^a   Rusko, Heikki K ^a  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distance running performance; Endurance athletes; MART; Respiratory compensation threshold; Running economy; V O(2max)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING;

EID: 0032929326     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199901000-00020     Document Type: Article

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