Differences in morphology and force/velocity relationship between Senegalese and Italian sprinters

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-405

  Rahmani, Abderrehmane ^a   Locatelli, Elio ^c   Lacour, Jean Rene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethnic group; Force velocity relationship; Leg morphology; Sprint running

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHIUM; ITALY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SENEGAL; SPORT; STANDING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY CONSTITUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS;

EID: 1842789557     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0989-x     Document Type: Article

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