Explanation of the bilateral deficit in human vertical squat jumping

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 493-499

  Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   De Graaf, Wendy W ^a   Jonk, Jan N ^a   Casius, L J Richard ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Force velocity relationship; Inverse dynamics; Muscle excitation; Muscle work; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646371040     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00637.2005     Document Type: Article

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