Frequency of the V̇O2max plateau phenomenon in world-class cyclists

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 984-992

  Lucía, Alejandro ^a   Rabadan M ^b   Hoyos, J ^c   Hernandez Capilla M ^b   Perez M ^a   San Juan, A F ^a   Earnest, C P ^d   Chicharro, J L ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Higher Sports Council   (Spain)

^c Banesto Sports Association   (Spain)

^d Cooper Institute Center's for Integrated Health Research ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Cycle ergometer; Exhaustion; Lactate; pH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BICYCLE; BLOOD; EXERCISE TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 33845406105     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923833     Document Type: Article

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