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dc.contributor.authorPruyn, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorWatsford, Marken
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Aronen
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-05T14:15:00Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationApplied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 39(10), p. 1144-1150en
dc.identifier.issn1715-5320en
dc.identifier.issn1715-5312en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21636-
dc.description.abstractGreater levels of lower-body stiffness have been associated with improved outcomes for a number of physical performance variables involving rapid stretch-shorten cycles. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between several measures of lower-body stiffness and physical performance variables typically evident during team sports in female athletes. Eighteen female athletes were assessed for quasi-static stiffness (myometry) for several isolated muscles in lying and standing positions. The muscles included the medial gastrocnemius (MedGast), lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon. Dynamic stiffness during unilateral hopping was also assessed. Participants were separated into relatively stiff and compliant groups for each variable. A number of significant differences in performance were evident between stiff and compliant subjects. When considering the quasi-static stiffness of the MedGast in lying and standing positions, relatively stiff participants recorded significantly superior results during agility, bounding, sprinting, and jumping activities. Stiffness as assessed by hopping did not discriminate between performance ability in any test. Relationships highlighted by MedGast results were supported by further significant differences in eccentric utilisation ratio and drop jump results between stiff and compliant groups for the lateral gastrocnemius and soleus in lying and standing positions. Higher levels of lower-body stiffness appear to be advantageous for females when performing rapid and (or) repeated stretch-shorten cycle movements, including sprinting, bounding, and jumping. Further, the stiffness of the MedGast is of particular importance during the performance of these activities. It is important for practitioners working with athletes in sports that rely upon these activities for success to consider stiffness assessment and modification.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherNRC Research Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolismen
dc.titleThe relationship between lower-body stiffness and dynamic performanceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1139/apnm-2014-0063en
dc.subject.keywordsBiomechanicsen
local.contributor.firstnameElizabethen
local.contributor.firstnameMarken
local.contributor.firstnameAronen
local.subject.for2008110601 Biomechanicsen
local.subject.seo2008929999 Health not elsewhere classifieden
local.profile.schoolOffice of Faculty of Science, Ag, Business and Lawen
local.profile.emailamurph31@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20170720-100115en
local.publisher.placeCanadaen
local.format.startpage1144en
local.format.endpage1150en
local.identifier.scopusid84907810555en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume39en
local.identifier.issue10en
local.contributor.lastnamePruynen
local.contributor.lastnameWatsforden
local.contributor.lastnameMurphyen
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:21828en
local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21636en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleThe relationship between lower-body stiffness and dynamic performanceen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorPruyn, Elizabethen
local.search.authorWatsford, Marken
local.search.authorMurphy, Aronen
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local.identifier.wosid000343678900009en
local.year.published2014en
local.subject.for2020420701 Biomechanicsen
local.subject.seo2020200201 Determinants of healthen
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