Establishing maximal oxygen uptake in young people during a ramp cycle test to exhaustion

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 498-503

  Barker, A R ^a   Williams, C A ^a   Jones, A M ^a   Armstrong, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Children; Fitness testing; Supramaximal exercise

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; CHILD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BICYCLING; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 79954621239     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.063180     Document Type: Article

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