Do varying environmental and menstrual cycle conditions affect anaerobic power output in female athletes?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 219-223

  Miskec, Christine M ^a   Potteiger, Jeffrey A ^a   Nau, Karen L ^a   Zebas, Carole J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic exercise; Cold environment; Menstruation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644364485     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199711000-00003     Document Type: Article

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