Training characteristics of male junior cross country and track runners on European top level

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-203

  Tjelta, Leif Inge ^a   Enoksen, Eystein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic Threshold Training; Blood Lactate; Distance Running; Heart Rate; Oxygen Uptake; Principles of Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957309359     PISSN: 17479541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.5.2.193     Document Type: Article

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