Anthropometric and strength variables to predict freestyle performance times in elite master swimmers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1298-1307

  Zampagni, Maria L ^a   Casino, Daniela ^a   Benelli, Piero ^b   Visani, Andrea ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a   De Vito, Giuseppe ^c  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly athletes; Freestyle event; Gender; Regression equation models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 51249118184     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a597b     Document Type: Article

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