Physiological demands of the firefighter candidate physical ability test

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 653-662

  Williams Bell, F Michael ^a   Villar, Rodrigo ^a   Sharratt, Michael T ^a   Hughson, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bona fide occupational qualification; Carbon dioxide output; Female; Oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANDIDATE PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GRIP STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; FIRE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 66149104146     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818ad117     Document Type: Article

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