Performance of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test by elite professional and semiprofessional rugby league players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 222-225

  Atkins, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Heart rate; Intermittent; Rugby league

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33645460436     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16034.1     Document Type: Article

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