Assessment of the reliability of a custom built nordic ski ergometer for cross-country skiing power test

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-182

  Bortolan, L ^a   Pellegrini, B ^a   Finizia, G ^a   Schena, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ergometry; Exercise; Ski

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ERGOMETRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIING; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 46349090650     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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