Muscle damage and its relationship with muscle fatigue during a half-iron triathlon.

BACKGROUND: To investigate the cause/s of muscle fatigue experienced during a half-iron distance triathlon. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We recruited 25 trained triathletes (36±7 yr; 75.1±9.8 kg) for the study. Before and just after the race, jump height and leg muscle power output were measured...

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Main Authors: Juan Del Coso, Cristina González-Millán, Juan José Salinero, Javier Abián-Vicén, Lidón Soriano, Sergio Garde, Benito Pérez-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3416828?pdf=render