A Comparison of Strength and Power Characteristics between Power Lifters, Olympic Lifters, and Sprinters

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-66

  Mcbride, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Triplett Mcbride, Travis ^a,c   Davie, Allan ^a   Newton, Robert U ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Jumping; Performance; Specificity; Squats; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033441536     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(1999)013<0058:ACOSAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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