Does plyometric training improve strength performance? A meta-analysis

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-522

  de Villarreal, Eduardo Sáez Sáez ^a   Requena, Bernardo ^a   Newton, Robert U ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effect size; Force; Intensity; Lower limb; Training volume

Indexed keywords

EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PLYOMETRICS; REVIEW; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 77955655881     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.08.005     Document Type: Review

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