The relationship of body segment length and vertical jump displacement in recreational athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-140

  Davis, D Scott ^a   Bosley, Erin E ^a   Gronell, Lindsay C ^a   Keeney, Sarah A ^a   Rossetti, Andrea M ^a   Mancinelli, Corrie A ^a   Petronis, John J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Functional testing; Skeletal measurements

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT; TIBIA;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS; TIBIA;

EID: 33645459445     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-16354.1     Document Type: Article

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