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But let’s back up the bus. What’s going on in that diagram? What has that got to do with assessing elastic asymmetry? Well the signals are of a squat jump (SJ) and a countermovement jump (CMJ), which you can use to provide insight into active force capability from the contractile component (CC) and passive or elastic force capability from the parallel (PEC – mysial tissues) and series elastic components (SEC - tendon).

Single leg comparisons of these jumps can provide you with insights into.
·      Concentric only contractile asymmetry (SJ)
·      Stretch-shorten cycle asymmetry (CMJ)
·      Elastic enhancement asymmetry (CMJ/SJ) otherwise known as an eccentric utilisation ratio

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