Analysis of selected kinematic and physiological performance determinants during incremental testing in elite swimmers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 951-957

  Psycharakis, Stelios G ^a   Cooke, Carlton B ^b   Paradisis, Giorgos P ^c   O'Hara, John ^b   Phillips, Gary ^d  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UK's Olympic gymnastics and Paralympic athletics programmes   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Exercise test; Lactate; Stroke length; Stroke rate; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 48849088350     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a6364     Document Type: Article

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