Maximal strength and cortisol responses to psyching-up during the squat exercise

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 687-692

  McGuigan, Michael R ^a   Ghiagiarelli, Jamie ^b   Tod, David ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental preparation; Performance enhancement; Psychology; Strength

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 22644444643     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400021401     Document Type: Article

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