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3/2024
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Variations in strength-speed-power performance across the season: do true changes occur in elite rugby players?

Irineu Loturco
1, 2, 3
,
Chris Bishop
4
,
Santiago Zabaloy
5, 6
,
Túlio B.M.A. Moura
1
,
Maurício S. Ramos
7
,
Lucas A. Pereira
1, 2
,
Michael R. McGuigan
8, 9

1.
NAR – Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, Brazil
2.
Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3.
University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
4.
Faculty of Science and Technology, London Sports Institute, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
5.
Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Rhinos, Leeds, United Kingdom
6.
Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom
7.
CBRu – Brazilian Rugby Confederation, São Paulo, Brazil
8.
Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
9.
School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Biol Sport. 2024;41(3):201–211
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.135201
Online publish date: 2024/02/07
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