Pacing pattern and speed skating performance in competitive long-distance events

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-119

  Muehlbauer, Thomas ^a   Panzer, Stefan ^b   Schindler, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endurance; Gender; Performance level; Race analysis; Rink location

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; TIME;

ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEX FACTORS; SKATING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949474723     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c6a04a     Document Type: Article

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