Post-Training Massage: A Review for Strength and Power Athletes

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 65-69

  Chiu, Loren Z ^a   Weiss, Lawrence W ^a   Fry, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Delayed onset muscle soreness; Massage; Neuromuscular fatigue; Strength and power training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141435761     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4295(2001)023<0065:ptmarf>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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