Preparatory versus main competitions: Differences in performances, lactate responses and pre-competition plasma cortisol concentrations in elite male swimmers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 368-373

  Bonifazi, Marco ^a   Sardella, Franco ^a   Lupo, Concetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Lactate; Swimming; Tapering; Training

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; ITALY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WINTER;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0033889322     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000230     Document Type: Article

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