Rodrigo de Marche Baldon, Daniel F Moreira Lobato, Andre P Yoshimatsu, Ana Flávia dos Santos, Andrea L Francisco, Paulo R Pereira Santiago, Fábio V Serrão
OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of plyometric training on lower limb kinematics, eccentric hip and knee torques, and functional performance. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six females were divided into a training group (TG; n = 18) that carried out the plyometric training for 8 weeks, and a control group (CG; n = 18) that carried out no physical training. INTERVENTIONS: Twenty-four plyometric training sessions during approximately 8 weeks with 3 sessions per week on alternate days...
January 2014: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine