The influence of sensory cues on the perception of exertion during exercise and central regulation of exercise performance

Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 935-952

  Hampson, David B ^a,b   Clair Gibson, Alan St ^a   Lambert, Mike I ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BREATHING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SENSATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; CUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATION; SENSATION;

EID: 0035231797     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200131130-00004     Document Type: Article

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