Effect of torso rotational strength on angular hip, angular shoulder, and linear bat velocities of high school baseball players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1117-1125

  Szymanski, David J ^a   McIntyre, Joseph S ^c   Szymanski, Jessica M ^b   Jason Bradford, T ^b   Schade, Ryan L ^b   Madsen, Nels H ^c   Pascoe, David D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic; Medicine balls; Plyometric; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; ROTATION; SHOULDER; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 38049086114     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-18255.1     Document Type: Article

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