Reliability of unfamiliar, multijoint, uni- and bilateral strength tests: Effects of load and laterality

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 226-230

  Blazevich, Anthony J ^a   Gill, Nicholas D ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Proprioception; Test reliability; Test specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33645453429     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-14613.1     Document Type: Article

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