Modelling maximal oxygen uptake in athletes: Allometric scaling versus ratio-scaling in relation to body mass

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-306

  Chia, Michael ^a   Aziz, Abdul Rashid ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Athletes; Maximal oxygen uptake; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TREADMILL;

EID: 46349087870     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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