The concurrent effects of strike pattern and ground-contact time on running economy

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 414-418

  Di Michele, Rocco ^a   Merni, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Biomechanics; Distance running; Oxygen consumption; Physical endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GROUND CONTACT TIME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDFOOT STRIKE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REARFOOT STRIKE; RUNNING; RUNNING ECONOMY; STRIKE PATTERN; EXERCISE TEST; FOOT; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FOOT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902466051     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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