What do changes in prematch vs. postmatch, 1, 2, and 3 days postmatch body weight tell us about fluid status in English Premiership rugby union players?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2337-2343

  Meir, Rudi A ^a   Brooks, Lyndon O ^a   Rogerson, Shane ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Proxy measure of fluid status; Rehydration strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FLUID; DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BODY FLUIDS; DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052771265     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181f15945     Document Type: Article

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