Training to enhance the physiological determinants of long-distance running performance: Can valid recommendations be given to runners and coaches based on current scientific knowledge?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 857-880

  Midgley, Adrian W ^a   McNaughton, Lars R ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADAPTATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RUNNING; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENCE; TEACHER; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34748877908     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737100-00003     Document Type: Review

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