Roundtable discussion: Flexibility training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-85

  Haff, G Gregory ^a   Cramer, Joel ^b   Beck, Travis W ^c   Egan, Alison D ^b   Davis, D Scott ^d   McBride, Jeff ^e   Wathen, Dan ^f,g  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NSCA Certification Commission   (United States)

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EID: 33646454175     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4295(2006)028[0064:RDFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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