Comparison of force-related performance indicators between heavyweight and lightweight rowers

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-192

  Doyle, Matthew M ^a   Lyttle, Andrew ^a   Elliott, Bruce ^b  

^a Western Australian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Force; Heavyweight; Lightweight; Rowing; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149267619     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2010.511678     Document Type: Article

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