Seasonal variation of v̇O2max and the V̇O2-work rate relationship in elite alpine skiers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2084-2089

  Gross, Micah A ^a   Breil, Fabio A ^a,b   Lehmann, Andrea D ^a   Hoppeler, Hans ^a   Vogt, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude training; Countermovement jump; Ramp test; Slope; Squat jump; VO2 Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEASONS; SKIING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350225991     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181a8c37a     Document Type: Article

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