Hormonal and Biochemical Changes in Elite Basketball Players during a 4-Week Training Camp

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-285

  Hoffman, Jay R ^a,c   Epstein, Shmuel ^b   Yarom, Yoni ^b   Zigel, Levanna ^b   Einbinder, Merav ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fatigue; Overtraining; Staleness; Testosterone; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033460532     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(1999)013<0280:HABCIE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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