Body composition changes among female NCAA division 1 athletes across the competitive season and over a multiyear time frame

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-307

  Stanforth, Philip R ^a   Crim, Brittany N ^a   Stanforth, Dixie ^a   Stults Kolehmainen, Matthew A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basketball; DXA; Lean body mass; Percent fat; Soccer; Swimming; Track; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER; SPORT; SWIMMING; TIME; TRACK AND FIELD; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BASKETBALL; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCCER; SPORTS; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; TRACK AND FIELD; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897106992     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a20f06     Document Type: Article

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