Correlates of upper and lower body muscular strength in children

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1339-1346

  Milliken, Laura A ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^b   Loud, Rita Larosa ^c   Westcott, Wayne L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c South Shore YMCA   (United States)

Author keywords

Handgrip; Long jump; Prepubescent; Resistance exercise; Strength testing

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 51249103286     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31817393b1     Document Type: Article

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