Gender comparisons of anthropometric characteristics of young sprint swimmers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-108

  Zuniga, Jorge ^a   Housh, Terry J ^a   Michelle, Mielke ^a   Hendrix, C Russell ^a   Camic, Clayton L ^a   Johnson, Glen O ^a   Housh, Dona J ^b   Schmidt, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Body build; Body composition; Circumferences; Physical characteristics; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 79953905168     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b62bf7     Document Type: Article

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