Sex-Specific Changes in Physical Performance Following Military Training: A Systematic Review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 2623-2640

  Varley Campbell, Jo ^a   Cooper, Chris ^a   Wilkerson, Daryl ^b   Wardle, Sophie ^c   Greeves, Julie ^c   Lorenc, Theo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Army Headquarters   (United Kingdom)

^d London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; ADAPTATION; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EXERCISE; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 85053699150     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-018-0983-4     Document Type: Review

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