Differences in physical fitness and throwing velocity among elite and amateur male handball players

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-232

  Gorostiaga, E M ^a   Granados, C ^a   Ibanez J ^a   Izquierdo, M ^a  

^a Investigacion y Medicina del Deporte de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arm throwing; Endurance; Muscle power; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SPORTS;

EID: 16444380616     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820974     Document Type: Article

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