The influence of upper-body pre-cooling on repeated sprint performance in moderate ambient temperatures

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 605-612

  Cheung, Stephen S ^a   Robinson, Alicia M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic exercise; Fatigue; Hyperthermia; Liquid conditioning garments; Regional pre cooling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLOTHING; COLD; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444358945     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410310001655813     Document Type: Article

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