Influence of muscle volume on jumping performance in healthy male and female youth and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex differences that appear throughout puberty have a substantial impact on the training process. It remains unclear what effect these sex differences should have on how training programs are planned and performed and what objectives should be established for boys and girls of different ages. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between vertical jump performance and muscle volume based on age and sex.

Methods

One hundred eighty healthy males (n = 90) and females (n = 90) performed three different types of vertical jumps (VJ): squat jump (SJ), counter movement jump (CMJ), and counter movement jump with arms (CMJ with arms). We used the anthropometric method to measure muscle volume.

Results

Muscle volume differed across age groups. There were sig

SUBMITTER: Bchini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature