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. 2023 Apr 21;11(4):92. doi: 10.3390/sports11040092

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics, means and standard deviations (x¯ ± SD), for peak concentric force (PCF), peak landing force (PLF), and vertical jump height (VJH) during countermovement vertical jumps performed with and without an arm swing.

No Arm Swing PCF [N] PLF [N] VJH [cm]
 Abdomen 2072.2 ± 698.4 3241.1 ± 902.2 29.3 ± 7.4 *
 Chest 1923.9 ± 534.9 2851.7 ± 799.1 * 28.7 ± 7.3
 Hip 1984.8 ± 547.0 3162.9 ± 875.5 25.6 ± 7.3
 Upper-back 1559.0 ± 586.2 2978.8 ± 948.3 23.9 ± 5.9
 Force plate 1848.9 ± 467.3 3621.8 ± 993.6 24.4 ± 6.0
Arm Swing PCF [N] PLF [N] VJH [cm]
 Abdomen 2471.2 ± 714.0 * 3092.1 ± 830.1 * 35.2 ± 10.1
 Chest 2253.7 ± 736.7 3026.7 ± 847.3 * 33.7 ± 8.3
 Hip 2323.5 ± 552.2 * 3224.0 ± 760.1 31.6 ± 8.2
 Upper-back 2062.6 ± 717.3 3108.4 ± 932.6 * 28.4 ± 8.2
 Force plate 1940.6 ± 468.1 3872.5 ± 1118.4 29.5 ± 7.6

Note: * significantly different when compared to force plate as a criterion measure (p < 0.05).