Assessment of the accuracy of the Conconi test in determining gas analysis anaerobic threshold

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 641-644

  Carey, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactate threshold; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BICYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYCLING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERGOMETER; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAS ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; ERGOMETRY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036865054     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2002)016<0641:AOTAOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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