A comparison of the cycling performance of cyclists and triathletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 411-418

  Laursen, Paul B ^a   Shing, Cecilia M ^a   Tennant, Sarah C ^a   Prentice, Cameron M ^a   Jenkins, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

High intensity exercise; Highly trained; Oxygen uptake; Time trial; Ventilatory threshold

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRAINING; TRIATHLON;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 0037500232     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071155     Document Type: Article

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