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Authors

Esteban Aedo-Muñoz, Universidad de Santiago (USACH), Chile - Laboratorio Biomecánica Deportiva, Unidad de Ciencias Aplicadas al Deporte, Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Chile - Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE), Chile - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), BrazilFollow
Alejandro Bustamante-Garrido, Universidad Santo Tomás (UST), Chile - Sport Biomechanics Laboratory, Chilean High Performance Center, Santiago, Chile - Universidad Pública de Navarra, EspañaFollow
Roberto Garcés, Federación Chilena de Balonmano, ChileFollow
Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), BrazilFollow
Hugo Cerda-Kohler, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE), Chile; Centro de Innovación, Clínica MEDS, Chile - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), BrazilFollow
Benjamin Rioseco, Medicina del Deporte y la Actividad Física, Universidad Mayor, ChileFollow
Jorge Cancino-Jiménez, University of Santiago of Chile (USACH), Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kinesiology School, ChileFollow
Bianca Miarka, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), BrazilFollow
Jorge Perez-Contreras, Universidad Santo Tomás (UST), Chile - Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE), ChileFollow
Bárbara Arancibia-Iturbe, Unidad de Ciencias Aplicadas al Deporte, Instituto Nacional de Deportes, ChileFollow
David Ariagada, University of Santiago of Chile (USACH), Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kinesiology School, ChileFollow

Category

Athletics

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to relation level the stiffness of the patellar tendon and three portions of the Achilles tendon; inferior, middle, and superior location with performance variables in the squat jump. The sample was composed of 25 belonging to Chilean elite male handball players. It assesses stiffness tendinous patellar and Achilles tendon using to MyotonPro® device. During the squat jump assessment, two force platforms Pasco and ForceDecks® software for analysis. The main results were RFD 0-50 ms (r=0.611), RFDN 0-50 ms (r=0.550), RFD 0-100 ms (r=0.615), and RFDN 0-100 ms (r=0.624) presented a relationship with patellar stiffness, while that Achilles tendon was down relation with peak power in squat jump (r=472). This information can be useful for training judo athletes. From the results, it can be concluded that the stiffness of the patellar tendon and the Achilles tendon determine some mechanical variables of the SJ, mainly in relation to the RFD.

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