Game analysis and energy requirements of elite squash

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 909-914

  Girard, Olivier ^a   Chevalier, Renaud ^b   Habrard, Michael ^b   Sciberras, Paul ^b   Hot, Philippe ^b   Millet, Grégoire P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CREOPP   (France)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Cardiopulmonary responses; Oxygen uptake; Performance; Racquet sport

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIMETRY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADULT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RACQUET SPORTS;

EID: 34548636362     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20306.1     Document Type: Article

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