The effects of wearing lower-body compression garments during endurance cycling

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-438

  Scanlan, Aaron T ^a   Dascombe, Benjamin J ^b   Reaburn, Peter R J ^a   Osborne, Mark ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Compression garments; Near infrared spectroscopy; Performance; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849152992     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.3.4.424     Document Type: Article

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