Pacing strategy and change in body composition during a Deca iron triathlon

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-263

  Herbst, Lutz ^a   Knechtle, Beat ^a,b   Lopez, Carlos Luis ^c   Andonie, Jorge Luis ^c   Fraire, Oscar Salas ^d   Kohler, Götz ^e   Rüst, Christoph Alexander ^a   Rosemann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Gesundheitszentrum St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^c Multisport Andonie   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body fat; Ironman; Lean body mass; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRIATHLON; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; RUNNING;

IRON;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMANS; IRON; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 79960289765     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4077/CJP.2011.AMM115     Document Type: Article

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