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| stretch shortening cycle (SSC) |
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| the coupling of an eccentric action with a concentric action; links sprinting, jumping, and changing direction |
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| describes contractile and noncontractile elements |
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| suggests that preactivation of a muscle or muscle group is partially responsible for the force and power potentiation during the concentric phase of a SSC |
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| contained within the sarcomere of a muscle; consist of actin and myosin |
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| consist of the series elastic component (SEC), also known as the muscle-tendon unit, and the parallel elastic component (PEC) |
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| contain several intrafusal fibers that are arranged in parallel with extrafusal fibers; they provide information regarding muscle length |
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| golgi tendon organs (GTOs) |
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| located in the muscle-tendon complex and monitor tension; this provides an inhibitory reflex on motor neurons of the agonist muscle |
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| relfexes that stimulte agonists while simultaneously inhibiting antagonists |
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| include activities such as jumping, landing, hopping, leaping, bounding, galloping, and skipping |
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| involves a takeoff from one or both feet and a landing on both feet simultaneously |
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| occurs from taking off on one foot and landing on the other |
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| when the takeoff and landing occur on the same single foot |
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| a combination of a step and a leap |
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| requires combining a step with a hop |
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| when an overhead movement is used to propel an object |
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| when an underhand action is employed to propel an object |
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| classified as stability, anterior-posterior flexion and extension, rotation, and lateral flexion and extension |
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| three phases of plyometric exercise |
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eccentric (loading)
amortization (transition)
concentric (unloading) |
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