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Table 5 Jumping force, jumping velocity, and jumping power before and after the marathon

From: Physiological alterations after a marathon in the first 90-year-old male finisher: case study

 

Countermovement jump

Squat jump

m1LH left leg

m1LH right leg

 

Pre

Post

Change

Pre

Post

Change

Pre

Post

Change

Pre

Post

Change

Peak force

            

Absolute value (103∙N)

1.29

1.25

-3.2%

1.54

1.51

-2.0%

1.26

1.10

-12.2%*

1.33

1.27

-4.7%

As a multiple of body weight

1.95

1.86

-4.8%

1.23

1.25

1.2%

2.00

1.76

-12.0%*

2.09

2.04

-2.4%

Peak velocity (m∙s-1)

1.72

1.47

-14.7%*

1.90

1.87

-2.0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Peak power

            

Absolute value (103∙W)

1.69

1.42

-16.5%*

1.46

1.44

-1.2%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Per kg body mass (W∙kg-1)

25.2

20.6

-18.2%*

21.7

21.1

-2.7%

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. m1LH, multiple one-legged hopping. *, pre to post change >1.5 × coefficient of variation for this variable.