Effect of intermittent hypoxic training on 20 km time trial and 30 s anaerobic performance

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 651-661

  Hamlin, M J ^a   Marshall, H C ^a   Hellemans, J ^a   Ainslie, P N ^a   Anglem, N ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cycling performance; Efficiency; Intermittent hypoxic exposure; Wingate test

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; CYCLING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANOXIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 77955161919     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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