Effect of cold-water immersion duration on body temperature and muscle function

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 987-993

  Peiffer, Jeremiah J ^a   Abbiss, Chris R ^a   Watson, Greig ^a   Nosaka, Ken ^a   Laursen, Paul B ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycling; Hyperthermia; Maximal voluntary contraction; Neuromuscular fatigue; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TEMPERATURE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; IMMERSION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 70450203409     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903207424     Document Type: Article

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