Effects of 12-week medicine ball training on muscle strength and power in young female handball players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2166-2173

  Ignjatovic, Aleksandar M ^a   Markovic, Zivorad M ^a   Radovanovic, Dragan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bench press; Medicine ball throw; Peak power; Resistance training; Shoulder press

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; SPORTS; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866006657     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823c477e     Document Type: Article

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