Effect of wrist and forearm training on linear bat-end, center of percussion, and hand velocities and on time to ball contact of high school baseball players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 231-240

  Szymanski, David J ^a   McIntyre, Joseph S ^b   Szymanski, Jessica M ^a   Molloy, Joseph M ^a   Madsen, Nels H ^b   Pascoe, David D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat speed; Grip strength; Resistance training; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; BASEBALL; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; WRIST;

EID: 33645452710     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-17134.1     Document Type: Article

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