Mechanical power in running: A comparison of different approaches

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-463

  Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a   Knicker, Axel ^a   Metzler, Verena ^a   Brüggemann, Gert Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical power; Mechanical work; Running

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; KINEMATICS; SPORTS MEDICINE; VIDEO CAMERAS;

RUNNING POWER;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CALCULATION; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033968709     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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