The critical velocity in swimming

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-171

  di Prampero, Pietro E ^a   Dekerle, Jeanne ^c,d   Capelli, Carlo ^a,b   Zamparo, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic capacity; Critical speed; Exercise; Maximal aerobic power; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 36349018311     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0569-6     Document Type: Article

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