Skin-fold thickness and training volume in ultra-triathletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 343-347

  Knechtle, B ^a,b   Knechtle, P ^a   Rosemann, T ^b  

^a Gesundheitszentrum ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body fat; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SWIMMING; TRAINING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BICYCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; ENDURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 67650320955     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1104571     Document Type: Article

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