Table 2. Baseline values of straight leg raise range of motion (ROM), countermovement jump (CMJ) performance and leg peak power of rhythmic and artistic gymnasts. Data are means (±standard error).
Male Artistic Gymnasts (n=10)
Female Artistic Gymnasts (n=14)
Rhythmic Gymnasts (n=10)
ROM (°)
122 (3)
169 (2) *
182 (1) *†
CMJ (cm)
38.5 (0.9)
29.5 (1.1) *
24.0 (0.7) *†
Leg peak power (W/kg)
49.7 (0.8)
40.0 (1.3) *
33.0 (0.9) *†
* p < 0.001 from male artistic gymnasts; † p < 0.001from female artistic gymnasts