Improving leaping ability in elite rhythmic gymnasts

Elite rhythmic gymnasts can safely improve their leaping ability significantly through an intense course of jump training. Continued training with the leaping protocol does not appear to further enhance the benefit; however, the gains appear to be maintained at 4 months and 1 yr post training with or without additional training with the leaping protocol.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:technical sports
Published in:Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Language:English
Published: 1998
Online Access:http://www.acsm-msse.org/pt/re/msse/abstract.00005768-199810000-00012.htm
Volume:30
Issue:10
Pages:1543-1547
Document types:article
Level:advanced