Pre-activity modulation of lower extremity muscles within different types and heights of deep jump

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-278

  Mrdakovic, Vladimir ^a   Ilic, Dusko B ^a   Jankovic, Nenad ^a   Rajkovic, Zeljko ^a   Stefanovic, Djordje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Drop jumps; Electromyography; Landings; Programmed muscle activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649152947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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