The isokinetic strength profile of quadriceps and hamstrings in elite volleyball players

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-37

  Hadzic, Vedran ^a   Sattler, Tine ^a   Markovic, Goran ^b   Veselko, Matjaz ^c   Dervisevic, Edvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Isokinetics; Strength; Strength ratios; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 77949559946     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2010-0365     Document Type: Article

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