Consecutive days of cold water immersion: Effects on cycling performance and heart rate variability

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 371-384

  Stanley, Jamie ^a,b   Peake, Jonathan M ^a,c   Buchheit, Martin ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; High intensity cycling; Hydrotherapy; Post exercise recovery; Sprints; Training block

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMERSION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMMERSION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84872293340     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2445-2     Document Type: Article

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