Influence of starting strategy on cycling time trial performance in the heat

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Abbiss, C R ^a   Peiffer, J J ^a   Wall, B A ^a   Martin, D T ^b   Laursen, P B ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Hyperthermia; Pacing strategy; Power; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; BICYCLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEAT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65649094799     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1104582     Document Type: Article

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