Physical and energy requirements of competitive swimming events

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 351-359

  Pyne, David B ^a   Sharp, Rick L ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Health and Human Performance ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Power; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AQUATIC SPORT; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPETITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDURANCE; ENERGY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SWIMMING; TRAINING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SPORTS; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SWIMMING;

EID: 84927955584     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2014-0047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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