Aerobic-anaerobic transition intensity measured via EMG signals in athletes with different physical activity patterns

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Jürimäe, Jaak ^a   von Duvillard, Serge P ^a   Mäestu, Jarek ^a   Cicchella, Antonio ^c   Purge, Priit ^a   Ruosi, Sergio ^c   Jürimäe, Toivo ^a   Hamra, Jena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic anaerobic transition; Cycle ergometer; Electromyography; Ventilatory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROWING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPORTS;

EID: 34548508922     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0509-5     Document Type: Article

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