Physical fitness differences between prepubescent boys and girls

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1756-1766

  Marta, Carlos C ^a,b   Marques, Mário C ^b,c   Marinho, Daniel A ^b,c   Barbosa, Tiago M ^b,d   Izquierdo, Mikel ^e  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF GUARDA   (Portugal)

^b RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^e PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Motor performance; School; Somatotype

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOMATOTYPE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOMATOTYPES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84863645824     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825bb4aa     Document Type: Article

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