Gender BIAS in the effects of arms and countermovement on jumping performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-366

  Walsh, Mark S ^a   Böhm, Harald ^b   Butterfield, Michelle M ^a   Santhosam, Jabakar ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Power; Sex differences; Take oil velocity; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34250831564     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-19825.1     Document Type: Article

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