Critical power: Implications for determination of ⊙ O2max and exercise tolerance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1876-1890

  Jones, Andrew M ^a   Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Burnley, Mark ^b   Morton, R Hugh ^c   Poole, David C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic capacity; Athletic performance; Exercise intensity domains; Fatigue; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; V O2 kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 77957337983     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d9cf7f     Document Type: Article

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