Precooling can prevent the reduction of self-paced exercise intensity in the heat

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 577-584

  Duffield, Rob ^a   Green, Robbie ^b   Castle, Paul ^b,c   Maxwell, Neil ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Pacing; Performance; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249090867     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181b675da     Document Type: Article

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