Strength and conditioning considerations for mixed martial arts

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-67

  La Bounty, Paul ^a   Campbell, Bill I ^b   Galvan, Elfego ^c   Cooke, Matthew ^d   Antonio, Jose ^e  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat sports; Conditioning; Mixed martial arts; Performance; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955966802     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e3182044304     Document Type: Article

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