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Maximal strength and power, muscle mass, endurance and serum hormones in weightlifters and road cyclists

Mikel Izquierdo Investigación y Medicina del Deporte, Centro de Estudios, Gobierno de Navarra, c/ Sangüesa 34, 31005, Pamplona (Navarra), Spain
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Javier Ibáñez Investigación y Medicina del Deporte, Centro de Estudios, Gobierno de Navarra, c/ Sangüesa 34, 31005, Pamplona (Navarra), Spain
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Keijo Häkkinen Department of Biology of Physical Activity and Neuromuscular Research Centre, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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William J Kraemer The Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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Maite Ruesta Investigación y Medicina del Deporte, Centro de Estudios, Gobierno de Navarra, c/ Sangüesa 34, 31005, Pamplona (Navarra), Spain
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Esteban M Gorostiaga Investigación y Medicina del Deporte, Centro de Estudios, Gobierno de Navarra, c/ Sangüesa 34, 31005, Pamplona (Navarra), Spain
Pages 465-478 | Accepted 03 Oct 2003, Published online: 18 Feb 2007

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