The importance of muscular strength in athletic performance

TJ Suchomel, S Nimphius, MH Stone - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
This review discusses previous literature that has examined the influence of muscular
strength on various factors associated with athletic performance and the benefits of …

A framework to guide practitioners for selecting metrics during the countermovement and drop jump tests

C Bishop, A Turner, M Jordan, J Harry… - Strength & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Researchers and practitioners have highlighted the necessity to monitor jump strategy
metrics and the commonly reported outcome measures during the countermovement jump …

Countermovement jump reliability performed with and without an arm swing in NCAA division 1 intercollegiate basketball players

AD Heishman, BD Daub, RM Miller… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Heishman, AD, Daub, BD, Miller, RM, Freitas, EDS, Frantz, BA, and Bemben, MG.
Countermovement jump reliability performed with and without an arm swing in NCAA …

Selecting metrics that matter: comparing the use of the countermovement jump for performance profiling, neuromuscular fatigue monitoring, and injury rehabilitation …

C Bishop, M Jordan, L Torres-Ronda… - Strength & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The countermovement jump (CMJ) is one of the most used performance assessments in
strength and conditioning. Although numerous studies discuss the usability of different …

An acute bout of self-myofascial release in the form of foam rolling improves performance testing

CA Peacock, DD KREIN, TA Silver… - … journal of exercise …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent developments in the strength and conditioning field have shown the incorporation of
foam rolling self-myofascial release in adjunct with a dynamic warm-up. This is thought to …

Postactivation potentiation of sprint acceleration performance using plyometric exercise

AP Turner, S Bellhouse, LP Kilduff… - The Journal of Strength …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Turner, AP, Bellhouse, S, Kilduff, LP, and Russell, M. Postactivation potentiation of
sprint acceleration performance using plyometric exercise. J Strength Cond Res 29 (2): 343 …

Sex differences in countermovement jump phase characteristics

JJ McMahon, SJE Rej, P Comfort - Sports, 2017 - mdpi.com
The countermovement jump (CMJ) is commonly used to explore sex differences in
neuromuscular function, but previous studies have only reported gross CMJ measures or …

A new injury prevention programme for children's football–FIFA 11+ Kids–can improve motor performance: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

R Rössler, L Donath, M Bizzini… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present study evaluated the effects of a newly developed injury prevention programme
for children's football (“FIFA 11+ Kids”) on motor performance in 7–12-year-old children. We …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying reliable and relatable force–time metrics in athletes—considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull and countermovement jump

JJ Merrigan, JD Stone, WG Hornsby, JA Hagen - Sports, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate intrasession reliability of countermovement jump
(CMJ) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) force–time characteristics, as well as relationships …

Common vertical jump and reactive strength index measuring devices: A validity and reliability analysis

S Montalvo, MP Gonzalez… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Montalvo, S, Gonzalez, MP, Dietze-Hermosa, M, Eggleston, JD, and Dorgo, S.
Common vertical jump and reactive strength index measuring devices: A validity and …