Novel precooling strategy enhances time trial cycling in the heat

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-133

  Ross, Megan L R ^a,b   Garvican, Laura A ^a   Jeacocke, Nikki A ^a   Laursen, Paul B ^b   Abbiss, Chris R ^a,b,c   Martin, David T ^a   Burke, Louise M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

cold water immersion; cooling jacket; external cooling; Ice ingestion; internal cooling

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRINKING; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRINKING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ICE; MALE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650873036     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e93210     Document Type: Article

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