Improving acceleration and repeated sprint ability in well-trained adolescent handball players: Speed versus sprint interval training

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-164

  Buchheit, Martin ^a,b,c   Mendez Villanueva, Alberto ^b   Quod, Marc ^b   Quesnel, Thomas ^a,c   Ahmaidi, Said ^a  

^a campus universitaire Le bailly   (France)

^b ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^c Myorobie Association   (France)

Author keywords

Agility; Concurrent training; Speed training; Team sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955506654     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.5.2.152     Document Type: Article

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