How did A V Hill understand the VO2max and the "plateau phenomenon"? Still no clarity?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 574-580

  Noakes, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLATEAU PHENOMENOM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RUNNING;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 47349121304     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046771     Document Type: Review

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