Metabolic and mechanical involvement of arms and legs in simulated double pole skiing

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 913-919

  Rud, B ^a   Secher, N H ^b   Nilsson, J ^a,c   Smith, G ^a   Hallen J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arm work; Lactate; Leg work; Oxygen uptake; Potassium

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; ELBOW; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TRUNK; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LACTIC ACID; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POTASSIUM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SHOULDER JOINT; SKIING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TORSO; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912043627     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12133     Document Type: Article

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