Fatigue-Related Changes in Running Technique and Mechanical Variables After a Maximal Incremental Test in Recreational Runners

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Edilson Fernando de Borba Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Edson Soares da Silva Interuniversity Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

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Lucas de Liz Alves LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Adão Ribeiro Da Silva Neto LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Augusto Rossa Inda LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Bilal Mohamad Ibrahim LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Leonardo Rossato Ribas LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Luca Correale Human Locomotion Laboratory (LOCOLAB), Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga LaBiodin Biodynamics Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Human Locomotion Laboratory (LOCOLAB), Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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Marcus Peikriszwili Tartaruga Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, PR, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2024-0092
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joint kinematics; pelvis; external work; OpenCap
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Understanding the changes in running mechanics caused by fatigue is essential to assess its impact on athletic performance. Changes in running biomechanics after constant speed conditions are well documented, but the adaptive responses after a maximal incremental test are unknown. We compared the spatiotemporal, joint kinematics, elastic mechanism, and external work parameters before and after a maximal incremental treadmill test. Eighteen recreational runners performed 2-minute runs at 8 km·h−1 before and after a maximal incremental test on a treadmill. Kinematics, elastic parameters, and external work were determined using the OpenCap and OpenSim software. We did not find differences in spatiotemporal parameters and elastic parameters (mechanical work, ankle, and knee motion range) between premaximal and postmaximal test conditions. After the maximal test, the runners flexed their hips more at contact time (19.4°–20.6°, P = .013) and presented a larger range of pelvis rotation at the frontal plane (10.3°–11.4°, P = .002). The fatigue applied in the test directly affects pelvic movements; however, it does not change the lower limb motion or the spatiotemporal and mechanical work parameters in recreational runners. A larger frontal plane motion of the pelvis deserves attention due to biomechanical risk factors associated with injuries.
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