Training adaptation and heart rate variability in elite endurance athletes: Opening the door to effective monitoring

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 773-781

  Plews, Daniel J ^a,b   Laursen, Paul B ^a,b   Stanley, Jamie ^c,d   Kilding, Andrew E ^b   Buchheit, Martin ^e  

^a Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e Physiology Unit   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883250347     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0071-8     Document Type: Review

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