Performance and blood pressure characteristics of first-year national collegiate athletic association division i football players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1347-1354

  Carbuhn, Aaron F ^a   Womack, John W ^a   Green, John S ^a   Morgan, Kent ^b   Miller, Greg S ^a   Crouse, Stephen F ^a  

^a Departments of Health and Kinesiology   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance; Freshman; Hypertension; Power; Speed; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 51249085487     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318173db5d     Document Type: Article

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