Table 3. Relationships between vertical jump performance and muscle architecture in the dominant and non-dominant limbs for men (n=14) and women (n=14) [r (p-value)].
|
Peak Vertical Jump Power |
Mean Vertical Jump Power |
| Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
| RF |
VL |
RF |
VL |
RF |
VL |
RF |
VL |
| Muscle Thickness (cm) |
Dominant |
.44 (.16) |
.35 (.20) |
.30 (.38) |
.15 (.57) |
.31 (.32) |
.11 (.72) |
.47 (.14) |
.24 (.38) |
| Non-Dominant |
.66 (.01) |
.55 (.04) |
.36 (.27) |
.81 (.00) |
.48 (.04) |
.37 (.17) |
.51 (.10) |
.78 (.00) |
| %DIFF |
.04 (.92) |
.14 (.65) |
.14 (.65) |
-.73 (.00) |
.11 (.73) |
.31 (.29) |
.40 (.16) |
-.76 (.00) |
| Pennation Angle (°) |
Dominant |
-.74 (.00) |
.29 (.32) |
.54 (.05) |
.09 (.77) |
-.71 (.01) |
.03 (.95) |
.42 (.13) |
-.02 (.95) |
| Non-Dominant |
-.24 (.40) |
-.05 (.85) |
.16 (.60) |
-.33 (.26) |
-.34 (.24) |
-.08 (.80) |
-.01 (.95) |
-.44 (0.12) |
| %DIFF |
-.26 (.37) |
-.08 (.80) |
-.42 (.13) |
-.25 (.39) |
-.41 (.15) |
-.23 (.42) |
-.10 (0.74) |
-.27 (.35) |
| Fascicle Length (cm) |
Dominant |
.83 (.00) |
.05 (.86) |
-.37 (.19) |
-.1 (.73) |
.67 (.01) |
.06 (.85) |
-.15 (.62) |
.08 (.79) |
| Non-Dominant |
.62 (.02) |
.53 (.05) |
.12 (.68) |
.65 (.01) |
.54 (.05) |
.36 (.21) |
.34 (.25) |
.72 (.00) |
| %DIFF |
-.37 (.19) |
-.13 (.65) |
-.33 (.25) |
-.6 (.02) |
-.48 (.08) |
-.23 (.43) |
-.07 (0.81) |
-.64 (.01) |
| Cross-Sectional Area (cm2) |
Dominant |
.39 (.16) |
.64 (.01) |
.34 (.23) |
.39 (.16) |
.40 (.16) |
.53 (0.05) |
.37 (.20) |
.25 (.39) |
| Non-Dominant |
.52 (.05) |
.5 (.07) |
.51 (.06) |
.35 (.22) |
.40 (.15) |
.47 (0.09) |
.59 (0.03) |
.25 (.38) |
| %DIFF |
-.26 (.36) |
.11 (.73) |
.1 (.74) |
-.03 (.91) |
-.23 (.42) |
-.08 (.79) |
.07 (.81) |
-.08 (.79) |
| Echo Intensity (au) |
Dominant |
-.36 (.21) |
-.56 (.04) |
-.42 (.14) |
-.29 (.32) |
-.07 (.82) |
-.30 (.30) |
-.44 (.11) |
-.32 (.27) |
| Non-Dominant |
-.07 (.81) |
-.53 (.05) |
-.32 (.26) |
-.13 (.65) |
.24 (.40) |
-.29 (.31) |
-.35 (.22) |
-.14 (.64) |
| %DIFF |
-.48 (.09) |
.38 (.18) |
.36 (.21) |
.30 (.31) |
-.48 (.09) |
.38 (.19) |
.54 (.05) |
.55 (.04) |
‡%DIFF = Absolute percent difference between dominant and non-dominant limbs.
