Monitoring fatigue and recovery in rugby league players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Twist, Craig ^a   Highton, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collision sport; Muscle damage; Underperformance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883565406     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.5.467     Document Type: Review

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