Scientific Papers
DEHYDRATION IMPAIRS VIGILANCE-RELATED ATTENTION IN MALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of dehydration (DEH) on attentional vigilance in male basketball players. METHODS: The Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA; Universal Attention Disorders) was administered to 11 male basketball players (17-28 yr) [...]
PRIOR HEAT STRESS: EFFECT ON SUBSEQUENT 15-MIN TIME TRIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE HEAT.
The impact of prior heat stress on subsequent aerobic exercise-heat performance has not been studied. PURPOSE: To determine whether prior heat stress degrades subsequent aerobic exercise performance in the heat. METHODS: Eighteen nonheat acclimated males [...]
THERMOREGULATION AND MARATHON RUNNING: BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
The extreme physical endurance demands and varied environmental settings of marathon footraces have provided a unique opportunity to study the limits of human thermoregulation for more than a century. High post-race rectal temperatures (Tre) are [...]
COMPARISON OF SWEAT LOSS ESTIMATES FOR WOMEN DURING PROLONGED HIGH-INTENSITY RUNNING
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the error produced by four commonly used field estimates and two prediction equations of total body sweat loss. METHODS: Eight women distance runners were studied during a 30-km treadmill run (approximately [...]