The Influence of Competitive Level on Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Young Female Gymnasts.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study investigated how stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) function and kinetic variables differed between young female gymnasts of varying competitive levels. Drop jump (DJ) force-time profiles were examined in 118 female gymnasts, sub-divided by competitive level (n = 21 recreational, n = 41 regional and n = 50 elite). DJ force-time data were analyzed to calculate performance and kinetic variables. Participants' SSC function was categorized as poor, moderate, or good, depending on the presence of an impact peak and spring-like behavior. A high proportion of gymnasts across each group were categorized as having "good" or "moderate" SSC function (i.e., >94.8%), with a trend of increasingly better SSC function observed with competitive level. Signific

SUBMITTER: Moeskops S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9323029 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature