Anthropometric and physical characteristics of motor disabilited paralympic rowers

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-212

  Porto, Yuri Caldas ^a   Almeida, Marcilene ^a   De Sá, Cloud C ^a   Schwingel, Paulo Adriano ^a   Zoppi, Claudio Cesar ^a,b  

^a Faculdade Social da Bahia   (Brazil)

^b Health Sciences Building ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic capacity; Anaerobic threshold; Handgrip strength; Skinfold sum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED SPORT; HAND GRIP; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARALYMPIC ROWER; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WINGATE TEST;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE TEST; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 51649092542     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620802103437     Document Type: Article

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