Aquatic plyometric training increases vertical jump in female volleyball players

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1814-1819

  Martel, Gregory F ^a   Harmer, Matthew L ^a   Logan, Jennifer M ^a   Parker, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic exercise; Depth jumps; Strength training; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT; TORQUE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS; TORQUE;

EID: 27644436384     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000184289.87574.60     Document Type: Article

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