Evaluation of Plyometric Exercise Training, Weight Training, and Their Combination on Vertical Jumping Performance and Leg Strength

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 470-476

  Fatouros, Ioannis G ^a   Jamurtas, Athanasios Z ^b   Leontsini, D ^a   Taxildaris, Kyriakos ^a   Aggelousis, N ^a   Kostopoulos, N ^d   Buckenmeyer, Philip ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flight time; Leg strength; Power training; Stretch shorten cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034357127     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200011000-00016     Document Type: Article

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