Neuromuscular, endocrine, and perceptual fatigue responses during different length between-match microcycles in professional rugby league players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-383

  McLean, Blake D ^a,b   Coutts, Aaron J ^a   Kelly, Vince ^b,c   McGuigan, Michael R ^d,e   Cormack, Stuart J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Roosters Rugby League Football Club   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^e AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^f ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Monitoring; Neuromuscular fatigue; Team sport; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957877985     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.367     Document Type: Article

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