The leveling-off of oxygen uptake is related to blood lactate accumulation. Retrospective study of 94 elite rowers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-247

  Lacour, Jean René ^a   Messonnier, Laurent ^b   Bourdin, Muriel ^a  

^a Lyon University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Peak power; Plateau; Rowing performance; V O2max

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDURANCE SPORT; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROWING;

EID: 34548287385     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0487-7     Document Type: Article

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