Physical activity and physical fitness are important for health. Among adults, higher levels of
physical activity have been associated with a reduced incidence of coronary artery disease (…

… Bar-Or, 1993, "recovery of muscle power after high-intensity short-term exercise: Comparing
… Figure 14.1-Reprinted, by permission, from O. BarOr, 1983, Pediatric sports medicine for the …

Only sparse information has been published on the effects of growth, development, and
maturation on the ability to perform high intensity, short-term" anaerobic" tasks. Cross-sectional …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent of anaerobic glycogenolysis, as indicated
by intramuscular lactate concentration, after 10 and 30 s of supramaximal exercise and to …

Pediatricians are often asked to give advice on the safety and efficacy of strength training
programs for children and adolescents. This review, a revision of a previous American …

The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between performance of an anaerobic
capacity test (Wingate test) and muscle fiber type distribution. Subjects (n= 19) were 20-to …

… Reproduced with permission from Bar-Or.26 … 137 Reproduced with permission from
Bar-Or.? 26 … Compiled from the literature by Bar-Or et al³ …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in physiology of the exercising child. A
major impetus to such growth has been the worldwide increase in the number of children who …

The purpose of the present study was to define the optimal loads (OL) for eliciting maximal
power-outputs (PO) in the leg and arm modes of the 30 s Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). …

… Marilyn Bar-Or has been most instrumental in going over the text and providing linguistic
advice and constructive criticism. Boguslaw ("Bogdan") Wilk has worked beyond the call of duty, …