Exercise intensity and load during uphill cycling in professional 3-week races

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-438

  Padilla, Sabino ^a,b   Mujika, Iñigo ^a,b   Santisteban, Juanma ^a,b   Impellizzeri, Franco M ^c   Goiriena, Juan José ^b  

^a Depto Investigacion y Desarrollo   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Lactate threshold; OBLA; Performance; Team strategy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 45549099127     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0602-9     Document Type: Article

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