Effect of postactivation potentiation on swimming starts in international sprint swimmers

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2418-2423

  Kilduff, Liam P ^a   Cunningham, Dan J ^a   Owen, Nick J ^a   West, Daniel J ^a   Bracken, Richard M ^a   Cook, Christian J ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Power development; Time to 15 m

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052758888     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318201bf7a     Document Type: Article

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