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20.) You are hired by the Life & Sport Analysis Clinic to be the Strength & Cond

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Question

20.) You are hired by the Life & Sport Analysis Clinic to be the Strength & Conditioning coach for the newly formed SHU Luge Team. The Luge coach wants his athletes to become more powerful. You decide that you are going to have the Luge athletes work on their ‘explosion’ by performing Weighted Jump Squats. During your initial assessment you determine that Johnny Luge, the best athlete, can perform the following: a) 135-lb Weighted Jump Squat in 0.27 seconds b) 200-lb Weighted Jump Squat in 0.62 seconds Which condition does Johnny Luge produce more power? Show your work to support your answer.

Explanation / Answer

a. power geenrated = 135/.27 = 500

b. power generated = 200/.62 = 322.6

more power generated in case a.