Scholarly and Professional Focus:
The stretch shortening cycle during sports movements with a main focus on jumping. My other area of interest is fatigue, usually in combination with the stretch shortening cycle.

Selected Publications:

Arampatzis, A., Brueggemann, G.-P., Walsh, M. (1997). Biomechanical Analysis of the Jumping Events: Long Jump. In Biomechanical Research Project, Athens 1997; FinalReport. pp.83-113, Oxford: Meyer & Meyer.

Arampatzis, A. Schade, F. Walsh, M. Brueggemann, G.-P. (2000) The effect of leg stiffness on mechanical power during jumping exercises. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 11, 355-364.

Arampatzis, Schade, Walsh, Bruggemann (2001). Influence of leg stiffness and its effect on myodynamic jumping performance. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.

Walsh, Arampatzis, Schade, Bruggemann (in review). The Effect of starting height and contact time on drop jump parameters.

Privately Funded Research:

Insurance Project (1996-1998)Examination of workplace related back pain in the food service industry (waiters, delivery people, bakers, etc.)

NIKE shoe projects (1998-2000) Shoe testing for development of a new clay court tennis shoe. (at the German Sport University, Cologne Germany)

German Winter Olympic Training Center 1) Optimization of the Bobsled start (1998) 2) Optimization of the Luge start (1997-2000)

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