Application of decision-making theory to the regulation of muscular work rate during self-paced competitive endurance activity

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-158

  Renfree, Andrew ^a   Martin, Louise ^a   Micklewright, Dominic ^b   St Clair Gibson, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENDURANCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ATHLETES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 84894158830     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0107-0     Document Type: Review

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