The effects of wearing undersized lower-body compression garments on endurance running performance

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-173

  Dascombe, Ben J ^a   Hoare, Trent K ^b   Sear, Joshua A ^c   Reaburn, Peter R ^b   Scanlan, Aaron T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Sports Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Athletic training; Exercise physiology; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958819356     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.6.2.160     Document Type: Article

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