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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"counter-movement"”.
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Burning protests, the rhetoric of agitation and control of the journey of harmony tour
… relay. There were two agitative groups: The movement and the counter-movement. The movement began at the start of the torch relay and the counter-movement began demonstrating one week later. There were a number of protest groups in the movement including human rights activists, media rights …
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Biomechanical characteristics of the lower extremities of amputee versus normal subjects
… and mean performance in one-legged static and counter movement vertical jumps.
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« Analyse de l’implantation d’un protocole d’entraînement de la vitesse dans une équipe de football »
… sur 20 mètres (Little et Williams, 2005) et un counter movement jump avec les bras (Slinde et al., 2008). Durant 8 semaines, le groupe expérimental bénéficie, en plus de l’entraînement normal, de deux séances hebdomadaire de 30 minutes visant le développement de la vitesse. A la fin de l'étude, …
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Stretch-Shortening Cycle in Human Muscle Contraction: The Role of the Stretch Reflex in Force Production in Various Vertical Jumps
… muscle during the following vertical jumps: counter-movement jump (CMJ), counter-movement hop (CMH), drop jump (DJ), squatting jump tense (SJT), squatting jump rested (SJR), and squatting jump hop (SJH). The vastus lateralis muscle of eight male athletes (18-33 years of age) was injected with …
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Investigation of Determinants of Agility Performance in Soccer
… (p<0.05) with peak power (PP) from 0kg and 20kg counter-movement jumps (r=-.379 & r=-.364 respectively) for the male players. Also for the males, percent body fat showed significant correlations (p<0.05) with Average 2 (r=-.438), 3 (r=-.411), and All (r=-.436). I conclude that the anthropometric …
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The Effects of the Front Squat and Back Squat on Vertical Jump and Lower Body Power Index of Division 1 Male Volleyball Players
… followed the training program for 8 weeks. Counter-movement vertical jump (CMVJ) height and lower body power index were measured at 0, 4 and 8 weeks of the study. A 2x3 factorial ANOVA revealed no significant difference in CMVJ height and power index between the training groups (p = 0.921). …
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Debating sustainable development in global climate change policy: The “Cancún agreements” v. the “People’s agreement of Cochabamba”
… development, international relations, and social movements for generations to come. In recent years there have been two major conferences bringing together international policy makers to craft a treaty to address climate change that would take the place of the Kyoto Protocol when it expires at the …
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Antifeminismo de Estado: uma análise sociopolítica da ascensão das parlamentares antifeministas no Brasil
… to institutionalize discourses and actions that counter the achievements gained through feminist struggles. Based on the hypothesis that the presence of antifeminist federal deputies contributes to legislative setbacks in the promotion of gender equity, this research analyzed how their …
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Defeating Cap-and-Trade: Contrarian Access, Organised Disinformation, and the Influence of Fossil Fuel Money in Congress
… fuel industry and the broader climate change counter-movement influenced the U.S. congressional debate over cap-and-trade legislation between 2003 and 2010. While extensive scholarship has traced the ideological and institutional foundations of climate denial, less attention has been paid to …
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Training load quantification in professional Australian basketball and the use of the reactive strength index as a monitoring tool
… mat at 4 randomly assigned box heights and 3 counter movement jump (CMJ) trials. Results: No statistical difference was observed between three trials for both the RSI and JH variable at all the tested drop heights. The RSI for drop jump heights from 20 cm resulted in a coefficient of variation …
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The effect of variable resistance training for the post activation performance enhancement of the countermovement jump
… resistance and VRT by steel chains on counter movement jump (CMJ) performance, specifically for jump height and positive net impulse. Twelve resistance-trained individuals volunteered to participate in three experimental trials. Completion of trials was randomised between the …
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Knee Joint Forces During the Takeoff and Landing Phases of Different Types of Vertical Jumps
… eight different types of vertical jumps (squat, countermovement, hop approach and drop jumps each with and without the use of arms) using musculoskeletal modeling techniques and (b) to determine whether there are significant differences in knee joint loads between genders and among the eight …
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The Dawning of the Black New South: A Geo-Political, Social, and Cultural History of Black Atlanta, Georgia, 1966-1996
… Georgia from 1966, the year when black power movement forces emerged and helped to elect Maynard H. Jackson as Atlanta’s mayor to the 1996 Centennial Olympiad. Also, this study is an ambitious attempt to cultivate a newly emerging field called Black New South Studies, which, in many ways, …
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The effect of simulated training on basketball performance : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
… 1 week after training, explosive muscular power (counter-movement jump peak power, peak velocity and distance) aerobic performance, (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test L1) and repeated sprint ability (number of times players covered a 17 m distance in 1 min) were measured. Changes in the measurement …
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Shia Political Islam in Iran. A political and economic approach
… the significance of Shia groups in recent movements, it is important to have a deep and comprehensive understanding of the nature and function of Shia Political Islam. Despite internal and external concerns, Shia Political Islam has emerged and continued to have control over power in Iran …
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Cross-education and neuromuscular factors relating to the prevention and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries
… the stretch shortening cycle for DJs given the counter movement nature of the first landing and take off. Other differences include the key muscle groups and joint movements for force generation, which are specific to each jump type. Clinical relevance: Cross-education adaptations for a …
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The Effects of Prioritization on Resistance Training in NCAA Division I Football Summer Training
… (kg), 1RM power clean maximum (kg), and maximum counter movement vertical jump (CMVJ) height with arm swing (cm). The primary findings of this investigation were as follows, Group 1 saw significant increases in bench press maximum, back squat maximum, and power clean maximum (p≤0.05). Group 2 saw …
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A stress-based examination of the impact of injury occurrence in elite youth football players
… cm; 95% CI, -16.9 to -2.8 cm; p= 0.0091) and counter movement jump(CMJ) peak landing force asymmetry (MD, -14.86%; 95% CI, -29.14 to 0.57%; p = 0.0422) at pre-season. This suggested potential hypermobile characteristics and less neuromuscular control when landing could influence availability …
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The effect of vertically- and horizontally-directed plyometric exercise on sprint running performance
… and muscle function were assessed during counter-movement jumps (CMJs), squat jumps (SJs), and depth jumps (DJs) from 0.20 m (reactive strength index (RSI-20)) and 0.40 m (RSI-40). Muscle fascicle length (FL) and angle pennation (AP) of the GM were assessed using ultrasonography, while …
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