Low frequency of the "plateau phenomenon" during maximal exercise in elite British athletes

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 619-623

  Doherty, Mike ^a   Nobbs, L ^b   Noakes, T D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; Maximum oxygen consumption; Motivation; Olympic athletes; Plateau phenomenon

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTIVATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREADMILL; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SPORTS;

EID: 0041326412     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0845-z     Document Type: Article

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