Power performance of soccer referees before, during, and after official matches

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1183-1187

  Tessitore, Antonio ^a,b   Cortis, Cristina ^a,c   Meeusen, Romain ^b   Capranica, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; RUNNING; SPORT; TIME; WALKING;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REST; RUNNING; SOCCER; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 38049027243     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-19905.1     Document Type: Article

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