Physical fitness factors to predict male Olympic wrestling performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1747-1758

  García Pallarés, Jesús ^a,b   María López Gullón, José ^b   Muriel, Xabier ^b   Díaz, Arturo ^b   Izquierdo, Mikel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freestyle; Greco roman; Maximum power; Maximum strength; Muscle extensibility; Wingate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BACK; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; FORECASTING; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BACK; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; WRESTLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053920945     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1809-8     Document Type: Article

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