Gender variability in electromyographic activity, <i>in vivo</i> behaviour of the human gastrocnemius and mechanical capacity during the take‐off phase of a countermovement jump

Abstract

Men show higher performance of the jump test than women, due to significant statistical differences in the values of muscle architecture (pennation angle and thickness muscle), lower Neural Efficiency Index and a higher amount of sEMG activity per second during the take-off phase of a CMJ.