Muscle power factors and VO2max as determinants of horizontal and uphill running performance

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 286-291

  Paavolainen, Leena ^a   Nummela, A ^a   Rusko, H ^a  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Endurance athletes; Maximal oxygen uptake; Muscle power; Neuromuscular characteristics

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034295366     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2000.010005286.x     Document Type: Article

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