Objectivity, reliability, and validity of the bent-knee push-up for college-age women

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Wood, Heather M ^a   Baumgartner, Ted A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm and shoulder girdle strength and endurance; Bent knee push up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BENCH PRESS TEST SCORE; BENT KNEE PUSH UP TEST SCORE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; REVISED PUSH UP TEST SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 9144227741     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327841mpee0804_2     Document Type: Review

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