Aspects of Biomechanical Research Related to the Techniques Used by Jumping Athletes for Performance Improvement

All over the world, jumping athletes (male and female) use two techniques in triple jumping events, that are known under the names of plate technique (balanced technique) and high technique (hop dominant technique), which can be influenced biomechanically by Ergosim simulator training.The content of this research tries to provide some information about several aspects of this modern technique that can be used to increase the efficiency of a triple jumper's training. The originality of this device is represented by its capacity to analyze the movement parameters obtained by working at the desired speed, in an accelerating movement, achievable at all levels, at a variety of angles, with the ideal amplitude without forced recovery effect, as it was the case with traditional devices such as chain, ribbon, tourniquet. The Ergosim simulator used in the triple jumpers’ training reveals that each athlete has a maximum optimal speed, and a minimum active time which influences mechanical work and maximum power with perfect amplitude.