Endurance capacity and neuromuscular fatigue following high- vs moderate-intensity endurance training: A randomized trial

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1648-1661

  O'Leary, T J ^a   Collett, J ^a   Howells, K ^a   Morris, M G ^a,b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

central nervous system; exercise tolerance; high intensity interval training; muscle fatigue; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017354108     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12854     Document Type: Article

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