Age-related changes in conventional road versus off-road triathlon performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1687-1694

  Lepers, Romuald ^a   Stapley, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycling; Master athlete; Mountain biking; Running; Swimming; Xterra .

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT; SWIMMING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053894440     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1805-z     Document Type: Article

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