Open AccessG-43 Free Communication/Poster - Squats and Landings
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Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000451303.31648.c8
Subject(s) - referral , motivational interviewing , feeling , medicine , coaching , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , health coaching , psychology , nursing , social psychology , psychotherapist
Weightlifters with multiple years of training experience are likely to perform skillful exercises with superior technique compared to novice lifters. Further, to successfully complete a skillful exercise, such as the squat it is imperative to execute the lift while maintaining a stable center of pressure (COP) to avoid losing balance. However, examining COP as a component of technique efficiency has yet to be explored.Florida Atlantic University3.983 JCR (2014) Q1, 6/81 Sport SciencesUE