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THE INFLUENCE OF STRENGTH ON THE GYMNASTS’ SUCCESS IN PERFORMING VAULT

open access: yesScience of Gymnastics Journal, 2022
The aim of the study was to determine the influence of absolute and relative strength of the muscles of the legs, upper arms and shoulder girdle on the success of performing vault with gymnasts aged 13 to 16 who have been training gymnastics from five ...
Miloš Paunović   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

QUALITY OF LIFE, LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG FORMER ARTISTIC GYMNASTS, FORMER GYMNASTS FROM OTHER SPORTS AND NON-ATHLETES

open access: yesScience of Gymnastics Journal, 2022
Involving people in physical activity or sport provides some health-related benefits and has a positive effect on their quality of life (QoL). However, high level athletes experience anxiety to cope with the high demands of the sport. The purpose of the
Koralli Dimitriadou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

IS VEGAN DIET APPROPRIATE FOR COMPETITIVE ARTISTIC GYMNASTS?

open access: yesScience of Gymnastics Journal, 2018
The majority of scientific evidence strongly associates a well-planned vegan diet with health, a successful control of body weight, a preventive measure, and, in some cases, with the termination and the reverse of the most common chronic non ...
Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše
doaj   +1 more source

MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN GYMNASTICS: A REVIEW OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

open access: yesScience of Gymnastics Journal
Gymnastics encompasses various disciplines, including artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, acrobatics, aerobic gymnastics, parkour, and gymnastics for all.
Urša Horvat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rotational Preference in Gymnastics

open access: yesJournal of Human Kinetics, 2012
Rotational Preference in Gymnastics In gymnastics, most skills incorporate rotations about one or more body axes. At present, the question remains open if factors such as lateral preference and/or vestibulo-spinal asymmetry are related to gymnast's rotational preference. Therefore, we sought to explore relationships in gymnast's rotation
Heinen, T.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Improvement in Patient‐Reported Outcomes, High Rate of Return to Sport, and Secondary Surgery Rate Ranging From 0% to 9.8% After Hip Arthroscopy in Dancers and Athletes in Flexibility Sports: A Systematic Review

open access: yesArthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To systematically review and report patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs), rates of return to sport, and secondary surgeries in dancers and flexibility sport athletes who underwent hip arthroscopy. Methods Using the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses criteria, a systematic review was performed with a ...
David R. Maldonado   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of practice length in the maintenance of power production in collegiate gymnasts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The purpose of this study was to observe the effect the length of practice had on power production. Twelve Division III collegiate women gymnasts volunteered for this investigation.
Crawford, Kasey
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Perfection of primary children’s selection for sport gymnastic training in Kurdistan

open access: yesPedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2015
Purpose: to find ways of perfection of primary children’s selection for sport gymnastic training in Kurdistan. Material: questioning of specialized physical culture HEEs’ students in Ukraine and Kurdistan (n=120, n=120).
Dlshad Nihad Abdulvahid
doaj   +1 more source

Whole body vibration and drop jumps induces post-activation performance enhancement

open access: yesHuman Movement, 2022
Purpose Many studies have investigated the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise on post-activation potentiation. It was reported that an intervention protocol of WBV combined with 5 drop jumps (DJs) led to an increase in twitch force, suggesting
George Dallas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Accra to Tokyo: African Sportswomen's Excellence and Respectability in Twentieth‐Century Global Sports

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the racialized and gendered constraints faced by African sportswomen in international sporting competitions, from the interwar period to the 1980s, with a focus on the policing and expectations framing young international athletes’ acceptable behaviour.
Claire Nicolas
wiley   +1 more source

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