Heart rate recovery as a guide to monitor fatigue and predict changes in performance parameters

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-457

  Lamberts, R P ^a   Swart, J ^a   Capostagno, B ^a   Noakes, T D ^a   Lambert, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Autonomic nervous system; Cycling; Monitoring; Overreaching; Overtraining; Performance; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954109391     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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