Variation in body composition in professional soccer players: Interseasonal and intraseasonal changes and the effects of exposure time and player position

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1332-1339

  Carling, Christopher ^a   Orhant, Emmanuel ^b  

^a Youth Academy   (France)

^b Tola Vologe Training Center   (France)

Author keywords

Body fat; Football; Performance; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEASONS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCCER;

EID: 77955284545     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc6154     Document Type: Article

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