Precooling leg muscle improves intermittent sprint exercise performance in hot, humid conditions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1377-1384

  Castle, Paul C ^a   Macdonald, Adam L ^a   Philp, Andrew ^a   Webborn, Anthony ^a   Watt, Peter W ^a   Maxwell, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Heat stress; Hyperthermia; Muscle temperature; Physiological strain index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646344707     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00822.2005     Document Type: Article

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