Assessing Lower-Body Peak Power in Elite Rugby-Union Players
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1064-8011
DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181ddfabc