How the free limbs are used by elite high jumpers in generating vertical velocity

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1622-1636

  Lees, A ^a   Rojas, J ^b   Cepero, M ^b   Soto, V ^b   Gutierrez, M ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomechanical analysis; Elite athletes; High jump; Relative momentum

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS;

HIGH JUMPERS; TAKE OFF VELOCITY;

SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LIMB; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORT; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033792825     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300750004041     Document Type: Article

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