The relationship between maximal lifting capacity and maximum acceptable lift in strength-based soldiering tasks

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Savage, Robert J ^a   Best, Stuart A ^a   Carstairs, Greg L ^b   Ham, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Manual materials handling; Military; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863712979     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825d7f5e     Document Type: Article

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