The fall and rise of the gender difference in elite anaerobic performance 1952-2006

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Seiler, Stephen ^a   De Koning, Jos J ^b,c   Foster, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic performance; Drug testing; Gender differences; Running; Speed skating; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SKATING; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247625130     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000247005.17342.2b     Document Type: Article

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