The effect of high versus low intensity heat acclimation on performance and neuromuscular responses

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-59

  Wingfield, Georgia L ^a   Gale, Rachel ^b,c   Minett, Geoffrey M ^d   Marino, Frank E ^a   Skein, Melissa ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Cycling; Heat training; Self paced

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEAT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962909566     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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