Individual match playing time during the season affects fitness-related parameters of male professional soccer players.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2729-2739

  Silva, João R ^a   Magalhães, José F ^a   Ascensão, António A ^a   Oliveira, Eduardo M ^a   Seabra, André F ^a   Rebelo, António N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Center of Research Education   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intermittent endurance; Muscle power; Soccer season; Strength; Training schedule; Training status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856191564     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31820da078     Document Type: Article

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