Self-pacing increases critical power and improves performance during severe-intensity exercise

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 662-670

  Black, Matthew I ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a   Bailey, Stephen J ^a   Vanhatalo, Anni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical power; Power duration relationship; Severe intensity exercise; Time trial; V O2 mean response time; W

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938503236     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0442     Document Type: Article

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