A Review of Countermovement and Squat Jump Testing Methods in the Context of Public Health Examination in Adolescence: Reliability and Feasibility of Current Testing Procedures

A Review of Countermovement and Squat Jump Testing Methods in the Context of Public Health Examination in Adolescence: Reliability and Feasibility of Current Testing Procedures

BackgroundIn the context of a public health physical fitness (PF) examination in adolescence, a countermovement jump (CMJ) and a squat jump (SJ) are two vertical jump (VJ) tests widely used to evaluate lower limb muscle strength and power, respectively. The main criticism of both the CMJ and SJ test...

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Main Authors: Luca Petrigna, Bettina Karsten, Giuseppe Marcolin, Antonio Paoli, Giuseppe D’Antona, Antonio Palma, Antonino Bianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
vertical jump
CMJ
SJ
standardized protocol
adolescent
public health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01384/full

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