The effect of a 4-week training regimen on body fat and aerobic capacity of professional soccer players during the transition period

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1697-1703

  Sotiropoulos, Aristomenis ^a   Travlos, Antonios K ^b   Gissis, Ioannis ^c   Souglis, Atnanasios G ^a   Grezios, Apostolos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body composition; Maximal oxygen capacity (Vo2max); Soccer; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449368621     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b3df69     Document Type: Article

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