• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.61-66
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between vertical jump and lower extremity muscle strength of elementary school baseball players. This study subjects were conducted with a total of 40 subjects. Vertical jump was measured using a vertical jump gauge, and a hand held dynamometer was used to measure lower extremity muscle strength. For the measurement of lower extremity muscle strength, flexion·extension·adduction·abduction·internal rotaiton·external rotation of both hip joint, flexion·extension of both knee joint, dorsi flexion·plantar flexion of both ankle joint were measured. pearson's correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between vertical jump and lower extremity muscle strength. From these results, it was found that the stronger the leg muscles except for the plantar flexion, the higher the vertical jump was, indicating a positive correlation. In future studies, follow-up studies on the relationship between batting ability and vertical jump & lower extremity muscle strength are needed.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to identify effects of restricted trunk motion on the performances of the maximum vertical jump. Ten healthy males performed normal countermovement jump(NJ) and control type of countermovement jump(CJ), in which subjects were required to restrict trunk motion as much as possible. The results showed 10% decreases of jumping height in CJ compared with NJ, which is primarily due to vertical velocity at take off. NJ with trunk motion produced significantly higher GRF than RJ, especially at the early part of propulsive phase, which resulted from increased moments on hip joint. And these were considered the main factors of performance enhancement in NJ. There were no significant differences in the mechanical outputs on knee and ankle joint between NJ and RJ. With trunk motion restricted, knee joint alternatively played a main role for propulsion, which is contrary on the normal jump that hip joint was highest contributor. And restricted trunk motion resulted in the changes of coordination pattern, knee-hip extension timing compared with normal proximal-distal sequence. In conclusion these results suggest that trunk motion is effective strategy for increasing performance of vertical jumping.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.179-190
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to identify whether or not in one-leg vertical jump of each limb asymmetry between both sides is present and to identify how the discrepancies between both limbs affect two-leg jumping performance, that is bilateral deficit. We had 13 healthy subjects perform one-leg jump for both sides and two-leg countermovement jump. The result of biomechanical analysis showed significantly difference of 4-7% in net impulses and work output between dominant and non-dominant one-leg jump and bilateral deficit of 24% when sum of those of each one-leg jump was compared with two-leg jump. But asymmetry in lower extremity was not significantly correlated with bilateral deficit. Two-leg jump could be characterized by relatively short propulsion time, long propulsion distance and high joint angular velocity compared with one-leg jump. These factors seemed to contribute to decreased performance in two-leg jump. Furthermore bilateral deficit was attributed to lower activities of extensor muscles found in two-leg jump.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.277-283
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• 2017

In this study, we investigated how a jumping strategy changes with an increase in the vertical jump height for a resultant ground reaction force (GRF) vector. We expected that the resultant force vector between two sequential motion phases (i.e., countermovement and push-off) of the countermovement jump would significantly change with the vertical jump height to take advantage of the resulting supportive force (i.e., an initial push-off force larger than the body weight) through the countermovement phase. Nine healthy young subjects were instructed to jump straight up to five different height levels ranging from 191 cm to 221 cm, and the kinematic and kinetic data were obtained in regular trials. The results showed that a lower center of mass position and larger resultant force vector were clearly observed in a higher jump, implying that the countermovement strategy changed with the vertical jump height to prepare for sufficient joint deviation and obtain a force advantage for larger push-off work.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.513-518
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• 2016

The Mechanisms of whole body vibration on the human body is not clearly presented despite of the research result and there is not enough research that shows the effects of vibration on the kinetic changes of the lower joint. Therefore, this study focuses on finding out which lower joint is related with kinetic vertical jump ability. Five male and five female who didn't have orthopedic history were selected as the subjects. The subjects carried out three squat jumps before and after 5minutes of 30Hz whole body vibration. We have utilized a 3D motion analysis system to analyze the kinetic changes of the lower joint in the vertical jump. The height of subjects squat jump was improved after whole body vibration treatment. Also, the lower joint moment and power increased. However, there were no statistically significant changes in GRF, hip joint moment and power after the whole body vibration proved to have positive effect on the ankle and knee joints but showed negative effect on the hip joint.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.97-105
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of flossing band exercise on the range of motion and vertical jump for taekwondo demonstration athletes with ankle functional instability. The subjects of this study were 21 male Taekwondo Demonstration Team athletes enrolled at D University. They were divided into functional ankle instability group(FAIG, n=7), mild ankle instability group(MAIG, n=7), and ankle stability group(ASG, n=7). All groups performed a acute flossing band exercise program. The results of this study are as follows; dorsi flexion(p<.01), inversion(p<.01), eversion(p<.05) and vertical jump(p<.01) were significantly increased in the FAIG. Flossing band exercise of Taekwondo demonstration team with FAI increased joint range of motion and vertical jump. Therefore, it was confirmed that it could be an intervention that can improve performance and reduce the risk of ankle injury.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.8
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• pp.265-272
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to provide a foundation for the methods of stretching in sports activities. The subjects were normal adults, the applied exercise was dynamic and static stretching and the research methods were measuring the jump height and muscle activity during jumping with subsequent data comparison and analysis. Twenty normal adults were randomly divided into 2 groups, and each group performed dynamic or static stretching. Jump height and the vastus lateralis and gastrocnemius muscle activities were measured during jumping, which was performed immediately before and after stretching. Statistical analysis was performed using an analysis of covariance. The results indicated that dynamic stretching was more effective than static stretching with respect to both jump height (p<.05) and muscle activity of the vastus lateralis (p<.05). Consequently, it was believed that dynamic stretching should be applied as a warm-up exercise for athletes who need to build and maintain high muscle strength.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.489-497
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to find differences of jumping performances within individual and to identify the influencing factors in these differences. 20 male subjects performed 6 maximal vertical jumps. The best(GP) & worst(BP) performance of each subject based on their jump height were compared in further analysis. There was a significant difference of approx. 10% in the jump height between GP and BP, which resulted from height of COM and vertical velocity at the instant of take-off. We could observe a significantly higher ankle moment in the GB more than the BP but no significant differences for the knee and hip joint. Also the maximum power of ankle joints in the GP were significantly higher than that in the BP. According to the results, the mechanical output of knee and hip joint are not as influential as that of ankle joint for difference of performance within individual. In conclusion, the results showed that mechanical output of the ankle joint could be more influential factors on the performances within individual although the knee and hip joint play an important role in the vertical jump. We therefore propose that more emphasis should be placed on the potentiation of the ankle joint for the training of the maximum vertical jump.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.107-115
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activity and vertical ground reaction force(F) in children with Down syndrome(DS) during vertical jump. Six DS and one healthy child performed vertical jump. Four muscles(Biceps femoris, Rectus femoris, Tibialis anterior & Gastrocnemius) and F were analyzed. Gastrocnemius in DS showed lower muscle activity in a propulsive phase. Impulse during 0.3sec before toe-off in DS displayed lower value than that in the healthy child. The second peak of F in DS occurred later than that in the healthy child, so DS performed landing with their knee more flexed. The first and second peak of F and loading rate to the second peak of F in DS showed lower value than those in the healthy child. Therefore, DS might have lower ability to absorb the force while landing from a vertical jump.

• Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.161-172
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• 2004

본 연구의 목적은 각기 다른 수직 점프 동작 시 근육의 길이와 근육의 수축속도 변화를 비교 분석하는데 있다. 피험자의 운동학적 변인들을 분석하기 위해 2대의 고감도 카메라를 (60 Hz, Panasonic AG455) 사용하여 점프 동작을 촬영하였다. 대퇴직근, 내측광근, 외측광근, 중간광근, 대퇴이두근(단두), 내측과 외측 비복근의 길이와 근수축 속도는 Brand et al. (1982)에 의해 제시되어진 하지근 기시 정지점의 3차원 좌표값과 동작분석을 통한 하지 분절간의 회전 및 변환행렬을 사용하여 측정되어졌다. 일반적인 근육 길이와 수축속도의 변화 형태는 각기 다른 점프간에 매우 유사한 형태를 보였다. 상승기 초기에 대퇴사두근의 길이가 최대인것으로 나타났으며, 이에 반해 대퇴이두근과 내외측 비복근은 공중 동작이 발생하는 시점에 근의 길이가 최대인 것으로 나타났다. 근육의 길이 변화 범위는 대퇴직근이 35.9에서 47.5 cm, 외측광근이 29.4에서 38.8 cm, 중간광근이 31.5에서 38.0 cm, 내측광근이 30.9에서 38.6 cm, 대퇴이두근이 21.3에서 39.1 cm, 외측비복근이 31.4에서 33.5 cm, 내측비복근이 30.5에서 33.2 cm인 것으로 나타났다. SQ와 CMJ에서는 대퇴사두근의 최대 단축성 수축 속도와 대퇴이두근과 내외측 비복근의 최대 신장성 수축이 공중동작이 발생하기 바로 전에 이루어졌다. 대퇴사두근의 최대 신장성 수축과 대퇴이두근과 내외측 비복근의 최대 단축성 수축은 일반적으로 피험자가 착지하는 순간에 발생되어졌다. 그러나 HJ와 DJ에서는 대퇴사두근의 최대 신장성 추축과 대퇴이두근과 내외측 비복근의 최대 신장성 수축이 하강기 초반에 발생되어졌다.