Optimum take-off techniques and muscle design for long jump

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 741-750

  Seyfarth, A ^a,b   Blickhan, R ^a   Van Leeuwen, J L ^b,c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human; Jumping performance; Spring like behaviour; Tendon; Track and field

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPORTS; TENDONS;

EID: 0034143598     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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