Comparison of the backward overhead medicine ball throw to power production in college football players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 514-518

  Mayhew, Jerry L ^a,b   Bird, Michael ^a   Cole, Mary L ^a   Koch, Alex J ^a   Jacques, Jeff A ^a   Ware, John S ^a   Buford, Brittney N ^a   Fletcher, Kate M ^a  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Anaerobic power; Performance evaluation; Performance prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOPHYSICS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24944453580     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/15644.1     Document Type: Article

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