The physiological demands of sail pumping in Olympic level windsurfers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 450-454

  Vogiatzis, I ^b,c   De Vito, G ^a   Rodio, A ^d   Madaffari, A ^e   Marchetti, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Medical Commission of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Italian Sailing Federation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Energy cost; Sail pumping; Windsurfing

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIP; SPORT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE TEST; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SHIPS; SPIROMETRY; SPORTS;

EID: 0036514954     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-001-0569-x     Document Type: Article

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