Aerobic exercise physiology in a professional rugby union team

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 173-177

  Scott, Adam C ^a,c   Roe, Nigel ^b   Coats, Andrew J S ^a,c   Piepoli, Massimo F ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b English Premiership Rugby Union Club   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching; Training; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FAT CONTENT; FITNESS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; SPIROMETRY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 12244313412     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00211-5     Document Type: Article

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