Physiological profile of senior and junior England international amateur boxers

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue CSSI-1, 2006, Pages 74-89

  Smith, Marcus S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Punching force; Urine osmolality; VO2max

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149329188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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