Underlying mechanisms of the bilateral strength and power deficit during vertical jumping: neural inhibition versus force-velocity characteristics of the leg extensor muscles

Bilateral deficit (BLD) is a phenomenon that leads to decrease of motor output from one limb in motor task that is performed bilaterally when compared with motor output from the same limb in motor task that is performed unilaterally. There is no clearly defined mechanism that lies behind this phenomenon. Previous research suggested two mechanisms in vertical jumping (VJ); neural inhibition in bila…