Comparison of two anaerobic water polo-specific tests with the wingate test

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 336-340

  Bampouras, Theodoros M ^a   Marrin, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leg power; Performance monitoring; Power tests; Sport specific tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING; TIME;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249138355     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181876ad0     Document Type: Article

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