The triple-120 meter shuttle test: A sport-specific test for assessing anaerobic endurance fitness in rugby league players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 633-639

  Holloway, Kate M ^a   Meir, Rudi A ^a   Brooks, Lyndon O ^a   Phillips, Cameron J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field test; Heart rate; Lactate; Rating of perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 50949086041     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816600e9     Document Type: Article

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