The effects of ten weeks of resistance and combined plyometric/sprint training with the Meridian Elyte athletic shoe on muscular performance in women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 882-887

  Ratamess, Nicholas A ^a   Kraemer, William J ^b,c   Volek, Jeff S ^b   French, Duncan N ^b   Rubin, Martyn R ^b   Gómez, Ana L ^b   Newton, Robert U ^c   Maresh, Carl M ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Jumping ability; Sprint endurance; Sprint speed; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SHOES;

EID: 34548628361     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-50512.1     Document Type: Article

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