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Anthropometric dimensions of male powerlifters of varying body mass

Justin W. L. Keogh Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Patria A. Hume Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Simon N. Pearson Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Peter Mellow Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 1365-1376 | Accepted 12 Oct 2006, Published online: 31 Aug 2007

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