Poor relationship between strength and power qualities and agility performance

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-283

  Markovic, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Muscle, skeletal, physiology; Muscular contraction; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34848875064     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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