Changes in body composition, hormonal status, and physical fitness in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish regional youth soccer players during a two-year follow-up

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3342-3351

  Vänttinen, Tomi ^a   Blomqvist, Minna ^a   Nyman, Kai ^b   HäKkinen, Keijo ^c  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

^b Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body composition; Boys; Hormones; Performance; Soccer

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84856297459     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318236d0c2     Document Type: Article

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