Lactate threshold predicting time-trial performance: Impact of heat and acclimation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Lorenzo, Santiago ^a   Minson, Christopher T ^a   Babb, Tony G ^b,c   Halliwill, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical power; Endurance exercise; Heat acclimation; Heat acclimatization; Heat stress

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OREGON; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960242130     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00334.2011     Document Type: Article

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