The Lactate Minimum Test for Cycling: Estimation of the Maximal Lactate Steady State

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 232-249

  MacIntosh, Brian R ^a   Esau, Shane ^a   Svedahl, Krista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Blood lactate; Endurance

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036599176     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h02-014     Document Type: Article

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