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The Importance of Muscular Strength in Athletic Performance
Sports Medicine · 2016 · Vol. 46(10) · pp. 1419–1449
Timothy J. Suchomel✉(East Stroudsburg University)Sophia Nimphius(Edith Cowan University)Michael H. Stone(East Tennessee State University)
Sports Performance and TrainingSports injuries and preventionLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesPhysical strengthIsometric exerciseContext (archaeology)AthletesSports medicineExtant taxonPhysical medicine and rehabilitationStrength trainingJumpingAffect (linguistics)
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Athletic InjuriesHumansMotor SkillsRisk FactorsMuscle StrengthAthletic Performance
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