Determination of critical power using a 3-min all-out cycling test

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 548-555

  Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Doust, Jonathan H ^b   Burnley, Mark ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic capacity; Exercise intensity domains; Exercise testing; Peak V O2; Power duration relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; EXHAUSTION; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247562218     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31802dd3e6     Document Type: Article

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