ArticleTranslational sports medicine2024
Effect of Countermovement Depth on the Neuromechanics of a Vertical Jump.
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- Comparison of plyometric repeated sprint and plyometric aerobic training on physical performance in youth soccer players.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Mechanical control: parallel pathways for modulating movement.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Review
- Assessment of muscle oxygenation following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage using near-infrared spectroscopy.PloS one · 2026Article
- Comparing the Force-Time Characteristics Between Countermovement and Assisted Countermovement Jump with Different Landing Strategies.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine kinematic, kinetic, and muscle activation metrics during countermovement jumps (CMJs) with varying countermovement depths. The hypothesis was that a shallow countermovement depth would compromise jump height by disrupting neuromechanical control. Ten healthy men (age 26 ± 8 yr, height 1.81 ± 0.08 m, mass 83.5 ± 9.0 kg) performed maximal CMJs at self-selected countermovement depth (self-selected CMJ), at reduced countermovement depth (shallow CMJ), and at increased countermovement depth (deep CMJ). Three jumps were performed in each condition on force plates with ankle, knee, and hip motion recorded and electromyograms (EMG) recorded from the gluteus maximus (GM), vastus lateralis (VL), and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscles. During CMJs, the knee flexion angle was recorded with an electrogoniometer. Jumpers were instructed to flex at least 15% less (shallow CMJ) and at least 15% more (deep CMJ) than the self-selected CMJs. Kinematic, kinetic, and EMG metrics were compared between the different CMJ depths using repeated measures ANOVA. Compared with self-selected CMJs, shallow CMJs had 26% less countermovement depth (
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