Effect of a multistage ultra-endurance triathlon on body composition: World Challenge Deca Iron Triathlon 2006

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Knechtle, Beat ^a,e   Fraire, O Salas ^b   Andonie, J L ^c   Kohler, G ^d  

^a State Hospital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^c Multisport Andonie   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRIATHLON;

EID: 39449135639     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.038034     Document Type: Article

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