Volume, intensity, and timing of muscle power potentiation are variable

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 736-747

  Chaouachi, Anis ^a   Poulos, Nick ^a   Abed, Fathi ^b   Turki, Olfa ^a   Brughelli, Matt ^d   Chamari, Karim ^c   Drinkwater, Eric J ^e   Behm, David G ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CNMSS   (Tunisia)

^b ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANOUBA   (Tunisia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054040242     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-079     Document Type: Article

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