A practical approach to the taper

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 10-17

  Wilson, Jacob M ^a   Wilson, Gabriel J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Detraining; Performance; Reduced training; Taper; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649962721     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181636dd5     Document Type: Article

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