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.