Periodization: Current review and suggested implementation for athletic rehabilitation

Sports Health

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-518

  Lorenz, Daniel S ^a   Reiman, Michael P ^b   Walker, John C ^c  

^a Providence Medical Center   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Beacon Orthopedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear periodization; Nonlinear periodization; Periodization; Undulating periodization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863400863     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738110375910     Document Type: Review

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