Squat and countermovement jump performance across a range of loads: a comparison between Smith machine and free weight execution modes in elite sprinters

• Main Authors: Irineu Loturco (Author), Michael McGuigan (Author), Tomás T. Freitas (Author), Fábio Nakamura (Author), Daniel Boullosa (Author), Pedro Valenzuela (Author), Lucas A. Pereira (Author), Fernando Pareja-Blanco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aims of this study were to: 1) provide and compare the height achieved during Smith machine (SM) and free weight (FW) loaded jumps executed over a wide spectrum of loads (40-120% of body mass [BM]); and 2) test the difference between loaded and unloaded squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (...