The ratio and allometric scaling of speed, power, and strength in elite male rugby union players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1968-1975

  Crewther, Blair T ^a,b   McGuigan, Mike R ^c,d   Gill, Nicholas D ^d  

^a Optimal Sports   (New Zealand)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Athletes; Field testing; Muscle; Normalize; Relative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960085543     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e4f77c     Document Type: Article

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