The sustainability of VO2max: Effect of decreasing the workload

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-394

  Billat, Véronique ^a   Petot, Hélène ^a   Karp, Jason R ^b   Sarre, Guillaume ^a   Morton, R Hugh ^c   Mille Hamard, Laurence ^a  

^a Parc Scientifique de Luminy   (France)

^b RunCoachJasoncom   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cycling; Endurance; Performance; Plateau; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WORKLOAD;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872337438     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2424-7     Document Type: Article

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