Maturation to elite status: A six-year physiological case study of a world champion rowing crew

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2363-2368

  Mikulic, Pavle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Elite rowers; Maximal oxygen uptake; Performance assessment; Rowing ergometer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ERGOMETRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 80053916527     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1870-y     Document Type: Article

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