The reliability of the intermittent critical velocity test and assessment of critical rest interval in men and women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1197-1205

  Fukuda, David H ^a   Smith, Abbie E ^b   Kendall, Kristina L ^a   Hetrick, Robert P ^a   Hames, Ryan L ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a   Stout, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Exercise testing; Interval exercise; Repeated sprints; Treadmill running; Work to rest ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OKLAHOMA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861340172     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2076-z     Document Type: Article

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