Development of upper body power in junior cross-country skiers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-71

  Nesser, Tom W ^a   Chen, Shuping ^b   Serfass, Robert C ^c   Gaskill, Steven E ^d  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mathematics Education   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boys; Girls; Nordic; Rollerboard; Strength; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETER; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; WEIGHT; WINTER;

EID: 1642387103     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200402000-00009     Document Type: Article

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