Computer simulations assessing the potential performance benefit of a final increase in training during pre-event taper

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1729-1736

  Thomas, Luc ^a   Mujika, Iñigo ^b   Busso, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b USP Araba Sport Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

Modeling; Overreaching; Recovery; Training program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449331714     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b3dfa1     Document Type: Article

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