Physiological and performance responses to a preseason altitude-training camp in elite team-sport athletes

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 391-399

  McLean, Blake D ^a,b   Buttifant, David ^a,b   Gore, Christopher J ^c,d   White, Kevin ^a   Liess, Carsten ^e   Kemp, Justin ^b  

^a Strength and Conditioning Department   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnosine; Football; Hemoglobin mass; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880077086     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.4.391     Document Type: Article

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