Forms of variable resistance training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-64

  McMaster, D Travis ^a   Cronin, John ^a,b   McGuigan, Michael ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cams and levers; Kinematics; Kinetics; Rubber bands; Steel chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249138410     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e318195ad32     Document Type: Article

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