Evaluation of maximal exercise performance, fatigue, and depression in athletes with acquired chronic training intolerance

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-45

  St Clair Gibson, A ^a,b   Grobler, L A ^a   Collins, M ^a   Lambert, M I ^a   Sharwood, K ^a   Derman, E W ^a   Noakes, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Depression; Exercise performance; Isometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPORTS;

EID: 30344451058     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000188044.06545.e5     Document Type: Article

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