Publications

Articles in journals Chapters in books Conference papers Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Articles in journals

Stöggl, T. , Björklund, G. & Holmberg, H. (2013). Biomechanical determinants of oxygen extraction during cross-country skiing. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, vol. 23: 1, pp. e9-e20.

Björklund, G. , Laaksonen, M. & Holmberg, H. -. (2011). Blood lactate recovery and respiratory responses during diagonal skiing of variable intensity. European Journal of Sport Science, vol. 11: 5, pp. 317-326.

Björklund, G. , Stöggl, T. & Holmberg, H. (2010). Biomechanical influenced differences in O₂ extraction in diagonal skiing: arm versus leg. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 42: 10, pp. 1899-1908.

Laaksonen, M. , Björklund, G. , Heinonen, I. , Kemppainen, J. , Knuuti, J. , Kyröläinen, H. & Kalliokoski, K. (2010). Perfusion heterogeneity does not explain excess muscle oxygen uptake during variable intensity exercise. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, vol. 30: 4, pp. 241-249.

Björklund, G. , Pettersson, S. & Schagatay, E. (2007). Performance predicting factors in prolonged exhausting exercise of varying intensity. European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 99: 4, pp. 423-429.

Holmberg, H. , Lindinger, S. , Stöggl, T. , Björklund, G. & Muller, E. (2006). Contribution of the legs to double-poling performance in elite cross country skiers. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 38: 10, pp. 1853-1860.

Richardson, M. , de Bruijn, R. , Holmberg, H. , Björklund, G. , Haughey, H. & Schagatay, E. (2005). Increase of hemoglobin concentration after maximal apneas in divers, skiers and untrained humans. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 30: 3, pp. 276-281.

Holmberg, H. & Björklund, G. (2004). Vintersportcentrum : En resurs för utveckling och uppföljning av olympiska vintergrenar. Svensk Idrottsforskning: organ för Centrum för idrottsforskning, : 1, pp. 10-14.

Chapters in books

Jensen, K. , Höök, M. , Wedholm, L. , Björklund, G. & Holmberg, H. (2012). How work economy changes during a summer season with roller skiing training and its influence on performance. In Science and Skiing V. Meyer & Meyer Sport. pp. 523-529.

Conference papers

Björklund, G. , Stöggl, T. & Holmberg, H. (2012). NO EXCESS VO2 DURING WHOLE-BODY HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE IN WELL-TRAINED CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS. .

Jensen, K. , Höök, M. , Wedholm, L. , Björklund, G. & Holmberg, H. (2010). How work efficiency changes during a summer season with roller skiing training and its influence on performace. In Proceedings for the fifth international conference on Science and Skiing. Salzburg : . pp. 75-

Schagatay, E. , Hubinette, A. , Klockervold, I. , Björklund, G. , Enqvist, J. & Holmberg, H. (2009). The effects of 70 days of skiing across Greenland on body composition, cold- and altitude tolerance and work performance in two elderly men. In 14^th Annual Congress of the ECSS in Oslo, Norway 24-27 June 2009.

Schagatay, E. , Björklund, G. & Rydh, F. (2009). VO2 slow component abolished after warm up with apneas. In 14^th Annual Congress of the ECSS in Oslo, Norway 24-27 June 2009.

Björklund, G. , Stöggl, T. , Carlsson, L. , Dovrén, L. & Holmberg, H. (2009). The relationship between oxygen extraction in the arms and legs to force and exercise intensity in diagonal skiing. In Proceedings of the 14th Annual Congress of European College of Sports Science. Oslo :

Laaksonen, M. S. , Björklund, G. , Heinonen, I. , Kemppainen, J. , Knuuti, J. , Kyrölainen, H. & Kalliokoski, K. K. (2008). Effects of intensity variation and muscle fatigue during knee-extension exercise on muscle perfusion and oxygen uptake. In Book of Abstracts of the 11th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Estoril, Portugal, from 9-12 July 2008. (Book of Abstracts of the 11th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Estoril, Portugal, from 9-12 July 2008)

Björklund, G. & Holmberg, H. (2008). A comparison between elite and well trained cross-country skiers in physiological response to variations in intensity during prolonged exercise. In 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science. Cologne : . pp. 522-

Laaksonen, M. , Björklund, G. , Pettersson, S. & Schagatay, E. (2006). Performance predicting factors during prolonged non-steady state cycling. In Book of Abstracts of the 11th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science in Lausanne, Switzerland from 5-8 July 2006.

de Bruijn, R. , Richardson, M. , Haughey, H. , Björklund, G. , Pettersson, S. & Schagatay, E. (2005). High hemoglobin levels in divers may be a result of apnea induced EPO-production. In FASEB JOURNAL. (FASEB JOURNAL). pp. A211--A212.

de Bruijn, R. , Richardson, M. , Haughey, H. , Holmberg, H. , Björklund, G. & Schagatay, E. (2004). Hemoglobin levels in elite divers, elite skiers and untrained humans. .

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Björklund, G. (2010). Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses During Variable Intensity Exercise. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet, 2010 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 86)