Chris Bishop
Selecting Metrics That Matter: Comparing the Use of the Countermovement Jump for Performance Profiling, Neuromuscular Fatigue Monitoring, and Injury Rehabilitation Testing
Bishop, Chris; Jordan, Matt; Torres-Ronda, Lorena; Loturco, Irineu; Harry, John; Virgile, Adam; Mundy, Peter; Turner, Anthony; Comfort, Paul
Authors
Matt Jordan
Lorena Torres-Ronda
Irineu Loturco
John Harry
Adam Virgile
Peter Mundy
Anthony Turner
Prof Paul Comfort P.Comfort@salford.ac.uk
Professor of Strength & Conditioning
Abstract
The countermovement jump (CMJ) is one of the most used performance assessments in strength and conditioning. Although numerous studies discuss the usability of different metrics in this test, this is often performed within the context of a specific aim. However, to our knowledge, no information currently exists providing practitioners with some over-arching recommendations on which metrics to choose when the purpose of using the test differs. This article discusses how the metrics selected to monitor during CMJ testing may differ when aiming to use it as a proxy for athletic performance, as part of neuromuscular fatigue monitoring, or as part of a test battery for return to performance in injured athletes.
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Online Publication Date | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Deposit Date | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Journal | Strength & Conditioning Journal |
| Print ISSN | 1524-1602 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1533-4295 |
| Publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 545-553 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000772 |