Surface electromyographic assessment of the effect of dynamic activity and dynamic activity with static stretching of the gastrocnemius on vertical jump performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 787-793

  Wallmann, Harvey W ^a   Mercer, John A ^a   Landers, Merrill R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Jump height; Muscle activity; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 48849097096     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181660e27     Document Type: Article

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