Athletics: Which starting style is faster in sprint running standing or crouch start?

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-54

  Salo, Aki ^a   Bezodis, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 dimensional; Digitising; Photocell; Relay running; Sprint start

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; POSTURE; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 3142711430     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140408522829     Document Type: Article

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