Physiology, power output, and racing strategy of a race across America finisher

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 885-889

  Schumacher, Yorck Olaf ^a   Ahlgrim, Christoph ^a   Prettin, Stephan ^a   Pottgiesser, Torben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cycling; fatigue; pacing; Performance; ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 79955471329     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181fec009     Document Type: Article

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