The physiology of mountain biking

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-71

  Impellizzeri, Franco M ^a   Marcora, Samuele M ^b  

^a Mapei SpA   (Italy)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTHROPOMETRY; APTITUDE; ARM MUSCLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CLIMBING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FITNESS; GRAVITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECREATION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPORTING EVENT;

EID: 33846053648     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737010-00005     Document Type: Review

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