Blood lactate diagnostics in exercise testing and training

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-24

  Beneke, Ralph ^a   Leithäuser, Renate M ^a   Ochentel, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensity; Lactate threshold; Maximal lactate steady state; Training; Volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952932951     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.6.1.8     Document Type: Review

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