Cardiovascular and neuromuscular performance responses induced by 8 weeks of basic training followed by 8 weeks of specialized military training

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 745-751

  Santtila, Matti ^a   Häkkinen, Keijo ^b   Nindl, Bradley C ^c   Kyröläinen, Heikki ^b,d  

^a Personnel Division of Defence Command   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basic training; Endurance training; Soldier; Special training; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLDIER;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859792736     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822b72f1     Document Type: Article

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