Relationship of push-ups and sit-ups tests to selected anthropometric variables and performance results: A multiple regression study

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1862-1868

  Esco, Michael R ^a   Olson, Michele S ^a   Williford, Henry ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fitness; Muscular endurance; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61949348924     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318181fd03     Document Type: Article

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