Body size as a determinant of the 1-h cycling record at sea level and altitude

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 547-554

  Heil, Daniel P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Bicycle; Bodymass scaling; Modeling; Power output

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPETITION; CYCLING; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEA LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BICYCLING; BODY MASS INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTURE;

EID: 15944371936     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1256-5     Document Type: Article

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