The effect of a resistance training programme on the grab, track and swing starts in swimming

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-220

  Breed, Ray V P ^a   Young, Warren B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diving; Force; Power; Speed; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0037355536     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071047     Document Type: Article

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