Physical characteristics that predict vertical jump performance in recreational male athletes

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Davis, D Scott ^a   Briscoe, David A ^b   Markowski, Craig T ^c   Saville, Samuel E ^d   Taylor, Christopher L ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Taeys Valley Physical Therapy   (United States)

^c Generations Physical Therapy   (United States)

^d Martinsburg City Hospital   (United States)

^e Sports Medicine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Recreational athletes; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECREATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0242558803     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-853X(03)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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