Humans adjust control to initial squat depth in vertical squat jumping

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1428-1440

  Bobbert, Maarten F ^a   Casius, L J Richard ^a   Sijpkens, Igor W T ^a   Jaspers, Richard T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control strategy; Coordination; Optimal control; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349193476     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90571.2008     Document Type: Article

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