Upper body power as a determinant of classical cross-country ski performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-641

  Alsobrook, Nathan G ^a,b   Heil, Daniel P ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross country skiing; Double poling; Endurance athletes; Ergometer; Peak oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY REGIONS; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 59449091365     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0943-z     Document Type: Article

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