Test-retest reliability,criterion-related validity, and minimal detectable change of score on an abbreviated wingate test for field sport participants

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1324-1330

  Hachana, Younes ^a,b   Attia, Ahmed ^a,b   Nassib, Sabri ^b   Shephard, Roy J ^c   Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANOUBA   (Tunisia)

^b University of La Manouba   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute reliability; Criterion validity; Cycle ergometer; Leg power; Maximal power; Relative reliability; Working capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TIME;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863668638     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182305485     Document Type: Article

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