Effects of functional weightlifting training on lifting strength and isokinetic peak torque of trunk and limb muscles

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-92

  Ng, Gabriel Y F ^a   Chan, Helen K F ^a   Chan, Shirley S H ^a   Hon, Florence F ^a   Kwung, Kenneth K K ^a   Lee, Desmond C K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELBOW FLEXION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LIFTING EFFORT; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; TRAINING; TRUNK; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0031867395     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593989809057151     Document Type: Article

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