Leg Power: Estimation of leg power: A two‐variable model

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-155

  Shetty, Anand B ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force platform; Impulse; Power; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008796775     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140208522793     Document Type: Article

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