Physiological measures associated with marathon running performance in high-level male and female homogeneous groups

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-295

  Legaz Arrese, Alejandro ^a   Munguia Izquierdo D ^a   Serveto Galindo, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Anthropometric; Echocardiographic; Gender; Haematologic; Long distance; Runners; VO2max

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; LACTIC ACID;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33645652529     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865628     Document Type: Article

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