Neuromuscular failure is unlikely to explain the early exercise cessation in hot ambient conditions

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 853-865

  Racinais, Sébastien ^a   Girard, Olivier ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cycling exercise; Perceived exertion (RPE); Temperature; Thermoregulation; Voluntary muscle activation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860515175     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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