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Table 2.

Handspring backward joint angles kinematics.

Kinematic parameters Gymnast Take off
Knee joint coxofemoral (hip) joint humeral joint ulnar joint
Joint angle, degree Highly qualified 124.1°±4.2° 213.8°±35.1° 214.4°±9.9° 174.1°±3.2°
Junior 133.9°±6.5° 203.2°±25.2° 196.7°±6.6° 178.2°±6.6°
T‐test p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p>0.05
Angular velocity, rad/s Highly qualified ‐0.59±0.2 ‐5.67±1.6 ‐1.91±0.9 ‐0.59±0.4
Junior ‐1.19±1.4 ‐4.91±0.9 ‐1.19±0.6 ‐1.08±0.6
T‐test p>0.05 p>0.05 p>0.05 p>0.05
Angular acceleration, rad/s2 Highly qualified 9.0±2.1 ‐14.1±10.3 ‐8.7±5.4 1.8±1.2
Junior 15.8±4.0 5.5±17.4 ‐6.5±7.5 5.8±3.1
T‐test p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05
Push off
Joint angle, degree Highly qualified 148.9°±11.8° 171.4°±26.3° 205.5°±14.5° 176.3°±2.8°
Junior 147.6°±5.0° 189.7°±17.5° 192.8°±6.1° 173.9°±3.3°
T‐test p>0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p>0.05
Angular velocity, rad/s Highly qualified 1.64±0.6 4.35±1.6 2.07±0.5 0.49±0.5
Junior 0.9±0.6 3.26±0.7 1.23±0.3 ‐0.42±0.4
T‐test p>0.05 p˂0.05 p>0.05 p>0.05
Angular acceleration, rad/s2 Highly qualified 3.3±1.4 4.2±12.7 ‐5.9±8.7 ‐2.8±2.9
Junior ‐7.6±6.4 8.4±19.4 5.1±7.3 1.0±3.1
T‐test p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05 p˂0.05

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