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Do small samples bias the correlation between strength and jump performance? Multivariate insights into age and sex amidst strength saturation: an analysis of 1,544 participants from different sports

Michael Keiner
1
,
Konstantin Warneke
2
,
Andre Sander
3
,
Hagen Hartmann
1
,
Carl Maximilian Wagner
1
,
Björn Kadlubowski
1
,
Andreas Wittke
4
,
Torsten Brauner
5
,
Andreas Konrad
6
,
David G. Behm
7
,
Klaus Wirth
8

  1. Department of Training and Exercise Science, German University of Health & Sport, Ismaning, Germany
  2. Department of Movement Sciences, University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
  3. German Luge and Bobsled Federation, Berchtesgaden, Germany
  4. Department of Sport Science, German University of Health & Sport, Ismaning, Germany
  5. Department of Biomechanics, German University of Health & Sport, Ismaning, Germany
  6. Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  7. School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
  8. Department of Training and Exercise Science, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):3–11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139858
Online publish date: 2024/08/30
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