Rethinking the role of fat oxidation: Substrate utilisation during high-intensity interval training in well-trained and recreationally trained runners

BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hetlelid, Ken J ^a   Plews, Daniel J ^b,c   Herold, Eva ^a   Laursen, Paul B ^b,c   Seiler, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Fat; Metabolism; Physiology; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969407604     PISSN: 20557647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000047     Document Type: Article

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