Strategies of elite Chinese gymnasts in coping with landing impact from backward somersault

This study aimed to investigate how elite Chinese gymnasts manage the landing impact from a backward somersault. Six international-level male gymnasts performed backward somersault tests with a synchronous collection of kinematics (250 Hz), ground reaction forces (1,000 Hz), and surface electromyogr...

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Main Authors: Chengliang Wu, Weiya Hao, Qichang Mei, Xiaofei Xiao, Xuhong Li, Wei Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7914.pdf