Biomechanical determinants of oxygen extraction during cross-country skiing

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Stoggl T ^a,b,c   Bjorklund G ^c   Holmberg, H C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Christian Doppler Klinik   (Austria)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Olympic Committee   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Catheters; EMG; Oxygen consumption; Plantar force; Pole force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JOINT; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIING; SWEDEN;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIING; SWEDEN; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872310996     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12004     Document Type: Article

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