Effects of combination oral contraceptives on strength development in women athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1625-1632

  Nichols, Andrew W ^a   Hetzler, Ronald K ^b   Villanueva, Richard J ^b   Stickley, Christopher D ^b   Kimura, Iris F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

1repetition maximum; Anabolic agents; Hormone therapy; Isokinetic testing; Peak torque; Strength training; Training

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SWIMMING; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASEBALL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SWIMMING; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649095789     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31817ae1f3     Document Type: Article

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