Category
Triathlon
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between muscle properties (MP) and force production (F) during a sprint running acceleration phase in 18 male sprinters (Age: 24.4±4 years; personal best: 10.66±0.5 s). MP (muscle thickness, fascicle length and pennation angle) of the lower limb muscles were measured by B-mode ultrasonography and F was modelled at each instant by derivation of running velocity. All MP variables showed significant correlations with peak force values (p>0.01): longer fascicle length, greater thickness and lower pennation angle are associated with greater force production and subsequent acceleration ability.
Recommended Citation
Monte, Andrea and Zamparo, Paola
(2017)
"FORCE GENERATION IN SPRINT RUNNING IS RELATED TO MUSCLE PROPERTIES IN MALE SPRINTERS,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 35:
Iss.
1, Article 269.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol35/iss1/269
