Determinants of a simulated cross-country skiing sprint competition using v2 skating technique on roller skis

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 920-928

  Mikkola, Jussi ^a   Laaksonen, Marko ^b   Holmberg, Hans Christer ^b,c   Vesterinen, Ville ^a   Nummela, Ari ^a  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Olympic Committee   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maximal anaerobic skiing test; Sport specific V O2; Upper body capacity

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIING; SPORT; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SKATING; SKIING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950667430     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cbaaaf     Document Type: Article

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