A Framework for Understanding the Training Process Leading to Elite Performance

Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1103-1126

  Smith, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; AUTOMATION; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMPETITION; CONVALESCENCE; ENDURANCE; ETHICS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROCYCLE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TECHNOLOGY; TIME; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WORKLOAD;

BODY COMPOSITION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SPORTS; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346786227     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200333150-00003     Document Type: Review

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