Percentile values for muscular strength field tests in children aged 6 to 17 Years: Influence of weight status

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2295-2310

  Castro Piñero, José ^a,b   González Montesinos, José L ^a   Mora, Jesús ^a   Keating, Xiaofen D ^c   Girela Rejón, Maria J ^d   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Jump performance; Musculoskeletal fitness; Underweight and obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SPAIN;

EID: 70449353781     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b8d5c1     Document Type: Article

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