Strength and power predictors of swimming starts in international sprint swimmers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 950-955

  West, Daniel J ^a   Owen, Nick J ^a   Cunningham, Dan J ^a   Cook, Christian J ^b   Kilduff, Liam P ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

50 m freestyle; Force; Performance determinants; RFD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953847741     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c8656f     Document Type: Article

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