Determining effective subject-specific strength levels for forward dives using computer simulations of recorded performances

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2672-2677

  King, Mark A ^a   Kong, Pui W ^b   Yeadon, Maurice R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Height; Parameters; Strength; Subject specific

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; FLIGHT PHASE; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; ISOMETRIC TORQUE; JOINT ANGLE; KINEMATIC DATA; LINEAR MOMENTA; OPTIMISATIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARED; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; TORQUE GENERATOR;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; SIMULATORS; TAKEOFF; VIDEO RECORDING;

TORQUE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; DYNAMOMETER; JOINT FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TORQUE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIVING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 71549125272     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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