Stepping backward can improve sprint performance over short distances

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 918-922

  Frost, David M ^a   Cronin, John B ^a,b   Levin, Gregory ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

False step; Sprint start; Timing gates

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48849106795     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31816a84f5     Document Type: Article

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