Effects of heavy resistance training on strength and power in upper extremities in wheelchair athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-16

  Turbanski, Stephan ^a   Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy resistance training; Paraplegia; Power; Strength; Tetraplegia; Wheelchair athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DISABLED PERSON; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ARM; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77949433053     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181bdddda     Document Type: Article

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