Fatigue management in the preparation of olympic athletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1409-1420

  Robson Ansley, Paula J ^a   Gleeson, Michael ^b   Ansley, Les ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydration; Nutrition; Questionnaires; Short term recovery; Training load

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRINKING; EDUCATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DRINKING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; NUTRITION THERAPY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 74949113229     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802702186     Document Type: Article

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