The Relationship of Body Segment Length and Vertical Jump Displacement in Recreational Athletes

Davis, Diana; Bosley, Erin E.; Gronell, Lindsay C.; Keeney, Sarah A.; Rossetti, Andrea M.; Mancinelli, Corrie A.; Petronis, John J.

doi:10.1519/r-16354.1

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“…The skelic index (100 × lower limb height/sitting height) is higher in black subjects compared with white subjects of the same age (Meredith & Spurgeon, ; Abe et al., ; Wagner & Heyward, ; Rahmani et al., ). However, skeletal length measurements (trunk, femur, tibia, and foot) in recreational athletes (Davis et al., ) showed that none of the skeletal length was predictive of vertical jump performance with the exception of the small contribution of foot length in men ( r 2 = 0.08, P < 0.033). In the present study, body mass and body height were not significantly different in groups WA and C, but the skelic index was not measured.…”

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Relationship between vertical jump and maximal power output of legs and arms: Effects of ethnicity and sport

Rouis

Attiogbé

Vandewalle

et al. 2014

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The hypothesis that ethnicity and sport practice influence the relationship between maximal power in cycling (P(max)) and countermovement jump (CMJ) has been studied by relating CMJ and P(max) in two groups (volleyball players, VB, and physical education students, PES) including subjects with Caucasian (67 C) or West African (39 WA) origins. Maximal power of the arms (P(max) Arms) was also measured. A two-way analysis of variance (groups × ethnicity) showed significant effects of both factors upon CMJ, which was higher in WA and VB, P = 0.002 and P < 0.001, respectively. Within WA, CMJ was significantly higher in VB (0.732 ± 0.057 m) than in PES (0.661 ± 0.082 m), although there was no difference in P(max) (14.7 ± 1.7 vs 14.7 ± 1.9 W/kg). CMJ was significantly higher in WA (0.69 ± 0.08 vs 0.65 ± 0.09 m in C, P = 0.002) without significant interethnic difference in P(max) (14.7 ± 1.8 in WA, and 14.8 ± 1.9 W/kg in C). The CMJ-P(max) relationships were different in C and WA (P = 0.003). Therefore, CMJ predicted from P(max) would be underestimated in WA. The same difference was observed for the relationship between CMJ and P(max) Arms. These results were confirmed by the comparison with previous P(max) -CMJ relationship in the literature, collected in Caucasian and African subjects with the same protocols.

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Relationship between vertical jump and maximal power output of legs and arms: Effects of ethnicity and sport

Rouis

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Vandewalle

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…These studies have investigated variables that can predict vertical displacement (8,(12)(13)(14)19,20), used vertical jump as an independent variable (2,3,5,7,14,18), or tested training methods that can possibly improve vertical jump performance (6,9,11). Consequently, comparison between different populations or training methods should be relatively straightforward.…”

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Reach Height and Jump Displacement: Implications for Standardization of Reach Determination

Ferreira

Schilling²,

Weiss³

et al. 2010

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Vertical jump performance is often assessed using jump-and-reach tests. The exact procedure used for determining standing reach height and jump height has a large effect on the resultant displacement. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the influence of 4 methods of standing reach height measurement and Vertec jump height measurement against 2 force plate methods of jump displacement determination (impulse and flight-time methods). Fifteen men with various training backgrounds performed 2 each of countermovement, restricted (no arm swing) and static start vertical jumps. Reach height was determined using 4 methods; either a 1- or overlapped 2-hand reach, flat footed or with plantar flexion. All jumps were performed on a force platform. The best jump of each type based on Vertec displacement was used for analysis. Repeated-measures of analysis of variance for each jump type was used for analysis with Bonferroni post hoc for pairwise comparisons of jump measurement style. All jump displacements for similar types were significantly intercorrelated with a minimum r-value of 0.84. Impulse vs. flight time was the only pairwise comparison of measurement type for which similar values were noted. The one-hand reach with plantar flexion was the method of reach that was closest to the impulse and flight-time methods, and thus should be the preferred choice when using jump-and-reach tests to determine jump displacement. In all cases, the Vertec overestimates the displacement of the COM based on force plate methods. When comparing groups of individuals from different data sets, one must consider both the method of reach height (if performed) and jump displacement to make valid comparisons. If plantar flexion with a 1-hand reach is not used during reach measurement, jump displacement will be erroneously high.

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“…Looking at the more distal foot measures, which was the main interest of this study, we found no relationship between these measures and jump height specifically for our male subjects. One previous study considered foot length and found that larger feet was related to better jump performance in men only; however, they did not look at other foot measures (9). Previous work investigating relationships between a single-joint ankle jump and anthropometric measures have found contrasting results.…”

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“…However, there is work that disagrees with these general statements relating anthropometry and performance (1,2). For example, 2 separate studies by Davis et al (9,10) did not find specific relationships between stature or lower leg length and jump performance in groups of recreational athletes. The possibility that differences in results could be due to different populations, elite athletes (1,2) versus recreation athletes (9,10), used in these studies, should be considered.…”

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Can Foot Anthropometry Predict Vertical Jump Performance?

Hawley

Gurchiek

Werkhoven

2020

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Hawley, VS, Gurchiek, RD, and van Werkhoven, H. Can foot anthropometry predict vertical jump performance? J Strength Cond Res 36(7): 1860-1865, 2022-Vertical jumping is an important element of many sporting activities, and whether anthropometric adaptations can predict jumping performance is of interest. Few studies have specifically considered anthropometric measures of the foot and its link to performance. Furthermore, previous studies have mainly focused on a male subject pool, and whether relationships are consistent across sexes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between common anthropometric measures, as well as specific foot measures, and jump performance in men and women. Anthropometric measures of 21 men (age: 22.0 6 1.5 years; stature: 181.4 6 6.3 cm; body mass: 85.6 6 9.4 kg) and 21 women (age: 21.2 6 1.8 years; stature: 166.1 6 7.5 cm; body mass: 61.4 6 11.4 kg) were taken before performing 3 maximal countermovement jumps (CMJs). Correlational analysis was used to determine relationships between anthropometric measures and CMJ height (a priori significance set at p# 0.05, effect size: small .0.1; medium .0.3; large .0.5). There was no significant correlation between anthropometric variables and CMJ height for men, whereas for women, mass (r 5 20.585, p 5 0.005, large effect), foot length (r 5 20.533, p 5 0.013, large effect), and toe length (r 5 20.604, p 5 0.004, large effect) showed significant negative correlations with CMJ height. The unexpected result that smaller feet and toes predicted higher jumps for women warrants further investigation. Furthermore, these results highlight the need to incorporate diverse subject pools, and a need for caution when generalizing across sexes.

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The Relationship of Body Segment Length and Vertical Jump Displacement in Recreational Athletes

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Relationship between vertical jump and maximal power output of legs and arms: Effects of ethnicity and sport

Relationship between vertical jump and maximal power output of legs and arms: Effects of ethnicity and sport

Reach Height and Jump Displacement: Implications for Standardization of Reach Determination

Can Foot Anthropometry Predict Vertical Jump Performance?

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