Changes in strength,power, and steroid hormones during a professional rugby union competition

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1583-1592

  Argus, Christos K ^a   Gill, Nicholas D ^a   Keogh, Justin W L ^a   Hopkins, Will G ^a   Beaven, C Martyn ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Elite athletes; Resistance training; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHEMISTRY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SALIVA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 70350729473     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181a392d9     Document Type: Article

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