Tapering for competition: A review

Science and Sports

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-87

  Le Meur, Y ^a   Hausswirth, C ^a   Mujika, I ^b,c  

^a Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c USP Araba Sport Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environment; Peaking; Performance; Recovery; Training

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COMPETITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84860318302     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: 17784131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2011.06.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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