Physiological Determinants of 40-Meter Sprint Performance in Young Male Athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-267

  Nesser, Thomas W ^a   Latin, Richard W ^a   Berg, Kris ^a   Prentice, Ernest ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic power; Isokinetic; Peak torque; Speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030489816     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199611000-00010     Document Type: Article

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