The contribution of step characteristics to sprint running performance in high-level male and female athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-124

  Debaere, Sofie ^a   Jonkers, Ilse ^a   Delecluse, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Speed; Sprint start; Step length; Step rate

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACCELERATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874031971     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825183ef     Document Type: Article

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