Physical and pubertal development in young male gymnasts

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1011-1015

  Gurd, Brendon ^a,b   Klentrou, Panagiota ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Energy expenditure; Intense training; Tanner stages; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GYMNAST; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TANNER SCALE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0042423535     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00483.2003     Document Type: Article

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