Relationship between Explosive Leg Strength and Performance in the Vertical Jump
- 1 October 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Vol. 32 (3) , 405-408
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10671188.1961.10613162
Abstract
The leg strength of 70 college men was measured in a position designed to involve the power thrust of the major muscle groups used in the vertical jump. The subjects then performed a modified Sargent jump that used no arm snap. Although the reliability of all measures was high, individual differences in the ratio of tested strength to body mass showed only a low and nonsignificant correlation with jumping performance. The results are interpreted to support the hypothesis that strength exerted against a dynamometer involves a different neuromotor pattern than strength exerted by the muscles during a movement. Tables of means, variabilities, and intercorrelations are included in the report.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Some Observations on the Sargent Test of Neuromuscular EfficiencyAmerican Physical Education Review, 1924
- The Physical Test of a ManAmerican Physical Education Review, 1921