Appropriate interpretation of aerobic capacity: Allometric scaling in adult and young soccer players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-101

  Chamari, K ^b,c   Moussa Chamari, I ^b   Boussaidi L ^b   Hachana, Y ^b   Kaouech, F ^b   Wisloff U ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Natl Ctr of Med and Sci Sports   (Tunisia)

^c FTF Fed Tunisienne de Football ^*  (Tunisia)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SPORT; TUNISIA; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SOCCER;

EID: 13144254217     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.010215     Document Type: Article

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