Changes in performance, skinfold thicknesses, and fat patterning after three years of intense athletic conditioning in high level runners

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 851-856

  Legaz, A ^a   Eston, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILIAC CREST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIGH; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 27644463473     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018960     Document Type: Article

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