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Body Leverage Training: No Equipment – No Problem
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Research Citations & Web Sites for Body Leverage Training
Blackey JB, Southard D. The combined effects of weight training and plyometrics on dynamic leg
strength and power. J Appl Sport Sci Res. 1:14- 16 , 1987.
Cogley RM, Archambault TA, Fibeger JF, Koverman MM, Youdas JW, Hollman JH Comparison of muscle
activation using various hand positions during the push-up exercise. J Strength Cond Res. 19(3):628- 33 ,
2005.
Ebben WP, Wurm B, Vanderzanden TL, Spadavecchia ML, Durocher JJ, Bickham CT, Petushek EJ.,
Kinetic analysis of several variations of push-ups. J Strength Cond Res., 25(10):2891-4., 2011.
García-Massó, X, Colado JC, González LM, Salvá P, Alves J, Tella V, Triplett NT. Myoelectric activation
and kinetics of different plyometric push-up exercises. J Strength Cond Res., 25(7):2040-7, 2011.
Gehri DJ, Richard MD, Kleiner DM and Kirkendall DT. A comparison of plyometric training techniques for
improving vertical jump ability and energy production. J strength Cond Res. 12:85- 89 , 1998.
Lorenz D, Reiman M. The role and implementation of eccentric training in athletic rehabilitation:
tendinopathy, hamstring strains, and acl reconstruction. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 6(1):27- 44 , 2011.
Markovic G, Mikulic P. Neuro-musculoskeletal and performance adaptations to lower-extremity
plyometric training. Sports Med. 40(10):859-95, 2010.
Matavulj D, Kukolj M, Ugarkovic D, Tihanyi J, Jaric S. Effects of plyometric training on jumping
performance in junior basketball players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 41(2):159- 64 , 2001.
Monfort-Pañego M, Vera-García FJ, Sánchez-Zuriaga D, Sarti-Martínez MA. Electromyographic studies in
abdominal exercises: a literature synthesis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 32(3):232- 44 , 2009.
Schoenfeld, B. J. The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance training,
J Strength Cond Res, 24(10): 2857–2872, 2010.
Willardson JM, Behm DG, Huang SY, Rehg MD, Kattenbraker MS, Fontana FE. A comparison of trunk
muscle activation: Ab Circle vs. traditional modalities. J Strength Cond Res. 24(12):3415- 21 , 2010.
Web Sites
Ryan Halvorson, Bill Sonnemaker, MS, Fast, Furious and Functional: Three Trends Shaping Today's
Fitness Landscape, http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/three-fitness-trends