RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cigarette smoking: an underused tool in high-performance endurance training
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E867
OP E869
DO 10.1503/cmaj.100042
VO 182
IS 18
A1 Myers, Kenneth A.
YR 2010
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/182/18/E867.abstract
AB The review paper is a staple of medical literature and, when well executed by an expert in the field, can provide a summary of literature that generates useful recommendations and new conceptualizations of a topic. However, if research results are selectively chosen, a review has the potential to create a convincing argument for a faulty hypothesis. Improper correlation or extrapolation of data can result in dangerously flawed conclusions. The following paper seeks to illustrate this point, using existing research to argue the hypothesis that cigarette smoking enhances endurance performance and should be incorporated into high-level training programs.