The acute effects of heavy-load squats and loaded countermovement jumps on sprint performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 893-897

  McBride, Jeffrey M ^a   Nimphius, Sophia ^a   Erickson, Travis M ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximal contraction; Muscle activation; Potentiation; Sprinting; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RUNNING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 28944444933     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16304.1     Document Type: Article

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