Lower-body determinants of running economy in male and female distance runners

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aut.relation.endpage1297
aut.relation.issue5
aut.relation.startpage1289
aut.relation.volume28
aut.researcherKilding, Andrew E
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, KR
dc.contributor.authorMcGuigan, MR
dc.contributor.authorKilding, AE
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-20T00:56:45Z
dc.date.available2015-01-20T00:56:45Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractA variety of training approaches have been shown to improve running economy in well-trained athletes. However, there is a paucity of data exploring lower-body determinants that may affect running economy and account for differences that may exist between genders. Sixty-three male and female distance runners were assessed in the laboratory for a range of metabolic, biomechanical, and neuromuscular measures potentially related to running economy (ml$kg21$min21) at a range of running speeds. At all common test velocities, women were more economical than men (effect size [ES] = 0.40); however, when compared in terms of relative intensity, men had better running economy (ES = 2.41). Leg stiffness (r = 20.80) and moment arm length (r = 0.90) were large-extremely largely correlated with running economy and each other (r = 20.82). Correlations between running economy and kinetic measures (peak force, peak power, and time to peak force) for both genders were unclear. The relationship in stride rate (r = 20.27 to 20.31) was in the opposite direction to that of stride length (r = 0.32–0.49), and the relationship in contact time (r = 20.21 to 20.54) was opposite of that of flight time (r = 0.06–0.74). Although both leg stiffness and moment arm length are highly related to running economy, it seems that no single lower-body measure can completely explain differences in running economy between individuals or genders. Running economy is therefore likely determined from the sum of influences from multiple lower-body attributes.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol.28(5), pp.1289 - 1297
dc.identifier.doi10.1519/JSC.0000000000000267.
dc.identifier.issn1533-4287
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/8318
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000267
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectRunning economy
dc.subjectNeuromuscular characteristics
dc.subjectStiffness
dc.subjectMoment arm
dc.subjectBiomechanics
dc.subjectRunning
dc.titleLower-body determinants of running economy in male and female distance runners
dc.typeJournal Article
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