Using EMGs and kinematics data to study the take-off technique of experts and novices for a pole vaulting short run-up educational exercise

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 554-558

  Bassement, Maud ^a,b,c   Garnier, Cyril ^a,b,c   Goss Sampson, Mark ^d   Watelain, Eric ^a,b,c,e   Lepoutre, François Xavier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LAMIH   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Athletic sport; Electromyography; Expert novice; Motor control; Pole vaulting; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; POLE VAULTING; RIGIDITY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955665656     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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