Performance changes following a field conditioning program in junior and senior rugby league players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 215-221

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Aging; Fitness; Injury; Maturation; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY WEIGHT; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 33645455895     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16554.1     Document Type: Article

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