A comparison of critical velocity estimates to actual velocities in predicting simulated rowing performance

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 223-235

  Kennedy, Michael D J ^a   Bell, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical power; Critical speed; Maximal oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS;

EID: 0034251916     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h00-017     Document Type: Article

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