Acute effects of reducing vertical displacement and step frequency on running economy

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2065-2070

  Halvorsen, Kjartan ^a,b   Eriksson, Martin ^a   Gullstrand, Lennart ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Sports Confederation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Energy expenditure; Feedback training; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866043767     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318239f87f     Document Type: Article

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