Can cycling performance in an early morning, laboratory-based cycle time-trial be improved by morning exercise the day before?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 651-656

  Edwards, B J ^a   Edwards, W ^b   Waterhouse, J ^a   Atkinson, C ^a   Reilly, T ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Great Marlow School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometry; Rectal temperature; Time trial performance; Time of day

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPETITION; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE;

EID: 26444470833     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830439     Document Type: Article

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