Influence of prolonged intermittent high-intensity exercise on knee flexor strength in male and female soccer players

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 506-508

  Mercer, Tom H ^a   Gleeson, Nigel P ^b   Wren, Karen ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Females; Isokinetic; Males; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRAVITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; TORQUE;

EID: 0038150504     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0830-6     Document Type: Article

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