A physiological review of American football

Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 247-260

  Pincivero, Danny M ^a,c   Bompa, Tudor O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; COLLEGE STUDENT; ENDURANCE; FOOTBALL; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

EID: 0030965087     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199723040-00004     Document Type: Review

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