Seasonal aerobic performance variations in elite soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1502-1507

  Kalapotharakos, Vasilios I ^a   Ziogas, George ^b   Tokmakidis, Savvas P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Sports Clinic   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endurance; Lactate; Measurement; Soccer

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SEASON; SPORT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SEASONS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960109199     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181da85a9     Document Type: Article

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