Indoor 16.1-km time-trial performance in cyclists aged 25-63 years

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Balmer, James ^a   Bird, Steve ^b   Davison, Richard ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cycling; External power output; Kingcycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36348963036     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701348651     Document Type: Article

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