Quantifying differences in the "fat burning" zone and the aerobic zone: Implications for training

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2090-2095

  Carey, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Respiratory exchange ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449334588     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bac5c5     Document Type: Article

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