Rowing skill affects power loss on a modified rowing ergometer

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1101-1110

  Hofmijster, Mathijs J ^a   Van Soest, A J ^a   De Koning, Jos J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Optimal rowing technique; Timing of forces; Velocity efficiency; Velocity fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ENERGY; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; ROWING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHIP;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHIPS;

EID: 54049136105     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181668671     Document Type: Article

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