Reliability and validity of a new repeated agility test as a measure of anaerobic and explosive power

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 472-480

  Haj Sassi, Radhouane ^a   Dardouri, Wajdi ^a   Gharbi, Zied ^b   Chaouachi, Anis ^c   Mansour, Hamda ^a   Rabhi, Ahmed ^a   Mahfoudhi, Mohamed Elhedi ^b  

^a Higher Institute of Sports and Physical Education   (Tunisia)

^b University of La Manouba   (Tunisia)

^c NATIONAL CENTER OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CNMSS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic performance; Intermittent exercise; Sprinting; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953838427     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182018186     Document Type: Article

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