Is the handgrip strength performance better in judokas than in non-judokas?

Science and Sports

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Ache Dias, J ^a   Wentz, M ^a   Kulkamp W ^a   Mattos, D ^a   Goethel, M ^a   Borges Junior N ^a  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hand strength; Judo; Martial arts; Maximal isometric force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FATIGUE; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84862338391     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: 17784131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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