Age-related decline in olympic triathlon performance: Effect of locomotion mode

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-78

  Bernard, Thierry ^a   Sultana, Frédéric ^a   Lepers, Romuald ^b   Hausswirth, Christophe ^c   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; STATISTICS; SWIMMING; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649092570     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730903418620     Document Type: Article

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