Biomechanical analysis of squat jump and countermovement jump from varying starting positions

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2650-2661

  Mackala, Krzysztof ^a   Stodoka, Jacek ^a   Siemienski, Adam ^a   Coh, Milan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Parallel position; Straddle position; Vertical jumps

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE; VIDEORECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ARM; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888259857     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828909ec     Document Type: Article

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