Means and methods of speed training, Part I

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 24-29

  Cissik, John M ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Maximum velocity running; Stride frequency; Stride length

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARM; ATHLETE; FATIGUE; HEEL; KNEE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

EID: 4444266971     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200408000-00002     Document Type: Review

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