The influence of hot humid and hot dry environments on intermittent-sprint exercise performance

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 387-396

  Hayes, Mark ^a   Castle, Paul C ^b   Ross, Emma Z ^c   Maxwell, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c English Inst of Sport   (France)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Physiological strain; Repeated sprint ability; Wet bulb globe temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899625606     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012-0247     Document Type: Article

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