Explosive-strength training improves 5-km running time by improving running economy and muscle power

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1527-1533

  Paavolainen, Leena ^b   Häkkinen, Keijo ^a   Hämäläinen, Ismo ^c   Nummela, Ari ^c   Rusko, Heikki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Distance running; Endurance athletes; Maximal anaerobic treadmill running; Maximal oxygen uptake; Neuromuscular characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TRAINING;

EID: 0345211441     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.5.1527     Document Type: Article

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