Effects of ballistic training on preseason preparation of elite volleyball players

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-330

  Newton, Robert U ^a   Kraemer, William J ^b   Häkkinen, Keijo ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Explosive strength; Power; Rate of force development; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 0032973223     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199902000-00017     Document Type: Article

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