Evaluation of true maximal oxygen uptake based on a novel set of standardized criteria

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-123

  Midgley, Adrian W ^a   Carroll, Sean ^b   Marchant, David ^c   McNaughton, Lars R ^a   Siegler, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Plateau; Primary; Secondary; Testing; Verification phase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BICYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING;

EID: 66149124062     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H08-146     Document Type: Article

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