Precompetition warm-up in elite and subelite rhythmic Gymnastics

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1877-1882

  Guidetti, Laura ^a   Di Cagno, Alessandra ^b   Gallotta, Maria Chiara ^a   Battaglia, Claudia ^b   Piazza, Marina ^c   Baldari, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b Italian University of Sport and Movement   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Performance; Stretching; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES;

EID: 70449350830     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b3e04e     Document Type: Article

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