Reliability and gender differences of static explosive grip parameters based on force-time curves

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-35

  Demura, S ^a   Yamaji, S ^b   Nagasawa, Y ^c   Sato, S ^d   Minami, M ^e   Yoshimura, Y ^f  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e YONAGO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f FUKUI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exercise, physiology; Muscle, skeletal, physiology; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATIC EXERCISE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 0037366283     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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