America's Cup yacht racing: Race analysis and physical characteristics of the athletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 915-923

  Neville, Vernon ^a   Calefato, Julian ^b   Pérez Encinas, Cristina ^c   Rodilla Sala, Enrique ^d   Rada Ruiz, Sergio ^e   Dorochenko, Paul ^f   Folland, Jonathan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Sport and Exercise Medicine   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^e Clinic Balance   (Spain)

^f La Calderona International Sports Rehabilitation Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Fitness testing; Grinding; Intermittent exercise; Sailing

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SAILOR; SPORTING EVENT; SPORTS SCIENCE; STRENGTH;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SHIPS;

EID: 69949167032     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410902946485     Document Type: Article

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