The influence of ratio and allometric scaling procedures for normalizing upper body power output in division I collegiate football players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2269-2273

  Thompson, Brennan J ^a   Smith, Doug B ^a   Jacobson, Bert H ^a   Fiddler, Ryan E ^a   Warren, Aric J ^a   Long, Blaine C ^a   O'Brien, Matthew S ^a   Everett, K Lee ^a   Glass, Rob G ^a   Ryan, Eric D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bench press; Elite athletes; Relative power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; ENDURANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ATHLETES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956933023     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e4f5bc     Document Type: Article

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