A comparison of the physiological profiles of elite Gaelic footballers, hurlers, and soccer players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 437-439

  McIntyre, M C ^a  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDURANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HURLER; IRELAND; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SPORT; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; IRELAND; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; SPORTS;

EID: 21744460602     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013631     Document Type: Article

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