Morning based strength training improves afternoon physical performance in rugby union players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-321

  Cook, Christian J ^d,e   Kilduff, Liam P ^a   Crewther, Blair T ^c   Beaven, Martyn ^f   West, Daniel J ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UK Sport   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Potentiation; Power; Steroid hormone; Strength; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUGBY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899659648     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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