The acute potentiating effects of back squats on athlete performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3319-3325

  Crewther, Blair T ^a   Kilduff, Liam P ^b   Cook, Christian J ^a,c,d   Middleton, Matt K ^e   Bunce, Paul J ^e   Yang, Guang Zhong ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c United Kingdom Sports Council   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^e BATH RUGBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle; Postactivation potentiation; Training; Warm up

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BACK; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SALIVA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BACK; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856190697     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318215f560     Document Type: Article

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