Influences of body composition upon the relative metabolic and cardiovascular demands of load-carriage

Lyons, Jason; Allsopp, Adrian; Bilzon, James

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi087

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Influences of body composition upon the relative metabolic and cardiovascular demands of load-carriage

Published in Occupational Medicine • Apr 28, 2005

Authors:

Jason Lyons

Adrian Allsopp

James Bilzon

Abstract

AIM: To test the hypothesis that measures of aerobic fitness, body mass and indices of body composition will influence the metabolic and cardiovascular demands of simulated load-carriage tasks. METHOD: Twenty-eight healthy male volunteers, following assessment of maximal oxygen uptake (O(2)max) and ...

Subject

Heart rate

Basal metabolic rate

Animal science

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