A comparison of one-legged and two-legged countermovement jumps

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 635-639

  Soest, A J Van ^a   Roebroeck, M E ^a   Bobbert, M F ^a   Huijing, P A ^a   Schenau, G J Van Ingen ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; EMG; Men; Motor skill; Muscle power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; SHORT SURVEY; VOLLEYBALL;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPORTS;

EID: 0022372455     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-198512000-00002     Document Type: Article

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