Effect of ultramarathon cycling on the heart rate in elite cyclists

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Neumayr, G ^a   Pfister, R ^a   Mitterbauer, G ^a   Maurer, A ^a   Hoertnagl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842330620     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003707     Document Type: Article

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