The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test: A useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Bangsbo, Jens ^a,c   Iaia, F Marcello ^a,b   Krustrup, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exercise performance; Exercise tests

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ATHLETE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE RECOVERY; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 37149011732     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838010-00004     Document Type: Review

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