Influence of a twelve-month conditioning program on physical growth, serum hormones, and neuromuscular performance of peripubertal male fencers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 908-914

  Tsolakis, Charilaos K ^a   Bogdanis, Gregory C ^a   Vagenas, George K ^a   Dessypris, Athanasios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Growth; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; GROWTH HORMONE; HAND STRENGTH; HORMONES; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PUBERTY; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPORTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33845799299     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-17385.1     Document Type: Article

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