The relationship of the heart rate deflection point to the ventilatory threshold in trained cyclists

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 573-580

  Bodner, Michael E ^a   Rhodes, Edward C ^a   Martin, Alan D ^a   Coutts, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conconi; Cycling; Heart rate deflection point; Mathematical model; Ventilatory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BICYCLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETER; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; BICYCLING; ERGOMETRY; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036862935     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2002)016<0573:TROTHR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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