Heat acclimation improves intermittent sprinting in the heat but additional pre-cooling offers no further ergogenic effect

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1125-1134

  Castle, Paul ^a   Mackenzie, Richard W ^b   Maxwell, Neil ^c   Webborn, Anthony D J ^c   Watt, Peter W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Heat stress protein 70; Hyperthermia; Repeated sprint performance; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THIGH;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BICYCLING; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ICE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961161866     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.583673     Document Type: Article

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