Physiological effects of two different postactivation potentiation training loads on power profiles generated during high intensity cycle ergometer exercise

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-67

  Parry, Sian ^a   Hancock, Stuart ^a   Shiells, Matthew ^a   Passfield, Louis ^a   Davies, Bruce ^a   Baker, Julien S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High intensity exercise; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RUGBY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; EXERTION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; WALES;

EID: 41449094825     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620701878998     Document Type: Article

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