Case study of training, fitness, and nourishment of a dog driver during the Iditarod 1049-mile dogsled race

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 286-293

  Cox, Carla ^a   Gaskill, Steven ^a   Ruby, Brent ^a   Uhlig, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog sled driver; Energy balance; Energy intake; Musher; VO2peak

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DRIVER; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVALUATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FLUID INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0042237002     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.13.3.286     Document Type: Article

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