Mechanical efficiency of positive work in running at different speeds

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 299-308

  Ito, Akira ^a   Komi, Paavo V ^a   SjÖDIN, Bertil ^a   Bosco, Carmelo ^a   Karlsson, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Elastic energy; Mechanical work; Running; Spring constant

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HIP JOINT; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLES; RUNNING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0020670146     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-198315040-00009     Document Type: Article

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