Neuromuscular Strategies in Stretch–Shortening Exercises with Increasing Drop Heights: The Role of Muscle Coactivation in Leg Stiffness and Power Propulsion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design and Measurements
2.2.1. Ground Reaction Force
2.2.2. EMG Activity
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Coactivation Index
2.3.2. Power and Velocity
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Measurements Reliability
3.2. Ground Reaction Force, Power and Leg Stiffness
3.3. Coactivation Index and Drop Height
3.4. Coactivation Index, Power and Leg Stiffness
4. Discussion
Limitation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Leg Stiffness | SEM | p Values | |
---|---|---|---|
Drop height | −1.487 | 0.486 | 0.002 |
VM–BF | 0.054 | 0.025 | 0.034 |
VL–BF | 0.043 | 0.028 | 0.127 |
RF–BF | 0.045 | 0.022 | 0.046 |
LG–TA | 0.002 | 0.042 | 0.961 |
Power Propulsion | SEM | p Values | |
---|---|---|---|
Drop height | 124.8 | 42.22 | 0.003 |
VM–BF | 2.820 | 2.387 | 0.238 |
VL–BF | 2.573 | 2.690 | 0.339 |
RF–BF | 3.259 | 1.990 | 0.101 |
LG–TA | 17.74 | 5.786 | 0.002 |
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Di Giminiani, R.; Giovannelli, A.; Capuano, L.; Izzicupo, P.; Di Blasio, A.; Masedu, F. Neuromuscular Strategies in Stretch–Shortening Exercises with Increasing Drop Heights: The Role of Muscle Coactivation in Leg Stiffness and Power Propulsion. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228647
Di Giminiani R, Giovannelli A, Capuano L, Izzicupo P, Di Blasio A, Masedu F. Neuromuscular Strategies in Stretch–Shortening Exercises with Increasing Drop Heights: The Role of Muscle Coactivation in Leg Stiffness and Power Propulsion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228647
Chicago/Turabian StyleDi Giminiani, Riccardo, Aldo Giovannelli, Lorenzo Capuano, Pascal Izzicupo, Andrea Di Blasio, and Francesco Masedu. 2020. "Neuromuscular Strategies in Stretch–Shortening Exercises with Increasing Drop Heights: The Role of Muscle Coactivation in Leg Stiffness and Power Propulsion" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22: 8647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228647