Effect of kinetically altering a repetition via the use of chain resistance on velocity during the bench press

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1941-1946

  Baker, Daniel G ^a   Newton, Robert U ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Postactivation potentiation; Power training; Variable resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449368712     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b3dd09     Document Type: Article

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