The anthropometrical and physiological characteristics of elite water polo players

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-41

  Tsekouras, Yiannis E ^a   Kavouras, Stavros A ^a   Campagna, Alessandro ^a   Kotsis, Yiannis P ^a   Syntosi, Silia S ^a   Papazoglou, Kalomira ^b   Sidossis, Labros S ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b Center for Physical Therapy and Sports Injuries   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body composition; Energy cost of swimming; Isokinetic; Lactate threshold; Performance

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOULDER; SWIMMING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; EXERTION; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; SWIMMING;

EID: 29444458961     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-1388-2     Document Type: Article

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