The influence of squat depth on maximal vertical jump performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Domire, Zachary J ^a   Challis, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer simulation; Coordination; Jumping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33751406740     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600630647     Document Type: Article

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