Fatigue associated with prolonged graded running

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1859-1873

  Giandolini, Marlene ^a,b   Vernillo, Gianluca ^c,d   Samozino, Pierre ^b   Horvais, Nicolas ^a,b   Edwards, W Brent ^c   Morin, Jean Benoît ^e   Millet, Guillaume Y ^c  

^a Amer Sports Footwear Laboratory of Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology   (France)

^b Univ Lyon University Jean Monnet Saint Etienne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Downhill; Energy cost; Fatigue; Level; Neuromuscular function; Running; Tissue damage; Uphill

Indexed keywords

ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84979537094     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3437-4     Document Type: Review

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