by British Athletics. 16 However, some performance staff question the “functionality” of this exercise (ie, it may not mimic the contraction velocity, contraction mode, and hip/knee actions observed during sprinting). 8 , 17 There are suggestions that the action of the hamstrings during the swing
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Hamstring Injuries, From the Clinic to the Field: A Narrative Review Discussing Exercise Transfer
Jordi Vicens-Bordas, Ali Parvaneh Sarand, Marco Beato, and Robert Buhmann
Achilles Tendon Length Is Not Related to 100-m Sprint Time in Sprinters
Daichi Tomita, Tadashi Suga, Hiromasa Ueno, Yuto Miyake, Takahiro Tanaka, Masafumi Terada, Mitsuo Otsuka, Akinori Nagano, and Tadao Isaka
Superior sprint performance is achieved using gross torques of the lower limb joints 1 potentially by increasing peak vertical ground reaction force. 2 , 3 The Achilles tendon (AT) plays an important role in storing and returning elastic energy during the stance phase of human locomotion
Effects of Different Conditioning Activities on the Sprint Performance of Elite Sprinters: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Irineu Loturco, Lucas A. Pereira, Túlio B.M.A. Moura, Michael R. McGuigan, and Daniel Boullosa
The effective development of sprinting speed is a key objective in many sports, making this topic one of the most widely investigated and discussed in sport science in recent years. 1 – 3 Indeed, in numerous sports, decisive situations (eg, scoring a goal in soccer or a try in rugby) are typically
SPRINTING. . . Dietary Approaches to Optimize Training Adaptation and Performance
Gary J. Slater, Jennifer Sygo, and Majke Jorgensen
Sprint performance, or the ability to generate maximal velocities, is important to competitive success across a range of sports including athletics events and team sports. The latter are characterized by repeated high-intensity sprints. By contrast, the track sprinter is concerned only with
The Force–Velocity Profiling Concept for Sprint Running Is a Dead End
Gertjan Ettema
Over about the last 2 decades, the concept of force–velocity profiling has been developed and promoted with the aim of providing practitioners with an evaluation tool to individually guide and modify training for explosive movements, 1 including accelerated sprinting. 2 , 3 Without doubt, the
Mouth Rinsing and Ingestion of Unpleasant Salty or Bitter Solutions Does Not Improve Cycling Sprint Performance in Trained Cyclists
Edward A. Gray, Rocco Cavaleri, and Jason C. Siegler
performance context when it was shown that mouth rinsing and ingesting a 2-mM quinine solution improved 30-s cycling sprint mean power output by ∼4% compared with control conditions ( Gam et al., 2014 ). The solution was ingested as many of the bitter taste-sensing Type 2 receptors, part of a family of G
Optimal Support for Elite Sprinters Using a Minimal, Adequate, and Accurate Approach
Jad Adrian Washif and David B. Pyne
facilitate effective decision making in sport-science support. Table 1 Application of a “Minimal, Adequate, and Accurate” Approach Within the Overall Context of Performance Support for Sprinters, 10 Days Before and During Competition Minimal Adequate Accurate Remarks Facet 1: Neuromuscular readiness
Oral but Not Topical Sodium Bicarbonate Improves Repeated Sprint Performance During Simulated Soccer Match Play Exercise in Collegiate Athletes
William H. Gurton, Lewis A. Gough, Jason C. Siegler, Anthony Lynn, and Mayur K. Ranchordas
repeated bouts of high-intensity exercise (i.e., two or more successive sprints) across ∼90 min (two 45 min halves) that are interspersed with short recovery periods (∼30 s; Spencer et al., 2005 ). Elite soccer players perform up to 25 sprint efforts during matches ( Gabbett et al., 2013 ), resulting in
Impaired Insulin Profiles Following a Single Night of Sleep Restriction: The Impact of Acute Sprint Interval Exercise
Emma L. Sweeney, Daniel J. Peart, Irene Kyza, Thomas Harkes, Jason G. Ellis, and Ian H. Walshe
regulation is apparent with various types of exercise ( Breen et al., 2011 ; Gillen et al., 2012 ), although high-intensity exercise may to be superior to moderate-intensity exercise for improving insulin sensitivity ( Ortega et al., 2015 ; Rynders et al., 2014 ). Sprint interval exercise has been shown to
The Relationship Between Jumping and Sprinting Performance in Collegiate Ultimate Athletes
Kyle Davis, Stephen Rossi, Jody Langdon, and Jim McMillan
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the relationship between jumping and sprinting among members of a regionally competitive club-level ultimate team. Twenty-two subjects (mean ± SD; 21.1±2.26 year) volunteered to participate in two testing sessions the week before the team’s regional tournament. Testing sessions included body-composition measurement, a 40-yard sprint (with a 10-yard split time recorded), a standing long jump (LJ) and a vertical jump (VJ). Pearson product-moment correlations revealed a significant negative correlation between LJ and 40-yard sprint time. Significant positive relationships were observed between VJ height and 10-yard power, VJ power and 10-yard power, VJ power and relative 10-yard power, relative VJ power and relative 10-yard power, BJ distance and 10-yard power, VJ height and 40-yard power, VJ power and 40-yard power, and relative VJ power and relative 40-yard power. BJ distance related significantly to 40-yard velocity, 40-yard power and 40-yard relative power. There appears to be a relationship between jumping ability and sprinting in this population, but more studies with this population are needed to confirm these results.
