Sentences with phrase «countermovement jump height»

Across every performance measure, including maximal voluntary isometric contraction, countermovement jump height, 20 m sprint time, knee extensors, 5 -0-5 agility, the Montmorency group showed better performance than the placebo group.

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Exploring the effects of a 6 - week period of weightlifting derivative training on vertical jump height, Otto et al. (2012) found that countermovement vertical jump height was improved as a result of the training, although the improvements were similar to those produced by kettlebell training.

If you imagine you have a vertical jump of 80 centimeters and you perform a simple countermovement jump, you jump 80 centimeters up and land from 80 centimeters height, which results in an impact from a height of 80 centimeters.

The increase in height and the percentage fat and muscular masses of the subjects were also recorded, as was their ability to jump (countermovement jump [CMJ]-RRB-, their leg strength and power (squat test), and their leg anaerobic power (continuous jump test [CMJ15 ″]-RRB-.

Although many different biomechanical factors increased with jump training, it was the increase in hip flexion angle (which leads to a longer countermovement phase, a longer duration concentric phase, and more concentric work done) and an increase in hip joint work done that were most important for driving the gains in jump height, at least on a joint level.