Repeated high-intensity exercise in professional rugby union

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1105-1112

  Austin, Damien ^a   Gabbett, Tim ^b   Jenkins, David ^c  

^a Sydney Roosters Rugby League Football Club   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Repeated sprints; Rugby union; Time motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RUNNING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 79960850198     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.582508     Document Type: Article

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