Characterizing the mechanical properties of running-specific prostheses

ON Beck, P Taboga, AM Grabowski - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The mechanical stiffness of running-specific prostheses likely affects the functional abilities
of athletes with leg amputations. However, each prosthetic manufacturer recommends …

Effects of an uphill marathon on running mechanics and lower-limb muscle fatigue

N Giovanelli, P Taboga, E Rejc… - … journal of sports …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To investigate the effects of an uphill marathon (43 km, 3063-m elevation gain) on
running mechanics and neuromuscular fatigue in lower-limb muscles. Methods: Maximal …

Aerial and terrestrial patterns: a novel approach to analyzing human running

C Gindre, T Lussiana, K Hebert-Losier… - International journal of …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Biomechanical parameters are often analyzed independently, although running gait is a
dynamic system wherein changes in one parameter are likely to affect another. Accordingly …

Running mechanics during the world's most challenging mountain ultramarathon

F Degache, JB Morin, L Oehen… - … journal of sports …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
The aim of study was to examine the effects of the world's most challenging mountain
ultramarathon (Tor des Géants [TdG]) on running mechanics. Mechanical measurements …

An extreme mountain ultra-marathon decreases the cost of uphill walking and running

G Vernillo, A Savoldelli, S Skafidas, A Zignoli… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: To examine the effects of the world's most challenging mountain ultramarathon
(MUM, 330 km, cumulative elevation gain of+ 24,000 m) on the energy cost and kinematics …

Mechanical alterations to repeated treadmill sprints in normobaric hypoxia

F Brocherie, GP Millet, JB Morin… - Medicine and Science in …, 2016 - insep.hal.science
Compelling evidence suggests larger performance decrements during hypoxic versus
normoxic repeated sprinting. Yet the underlying mechanical alterations have not been …

Running mechanical alterations during repeated treadmill sprints in hot versus hypoxic environments. A pilot study

O Girard, F Brocherie, JB Morin… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
We determined if performance and mechanical running alterations during repeated treadmill
sprinting differ between severely hot and hypoxic environments. Six male recreational …

[PDF][PDF] Running energy cost and spring-mass behavior in young versus older trained athletes

PD Pantoja, JB Morin, LA Peyré-Tartaruga… - Med. Sci. Sports …, 2016 - academia.edu
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare energy cost of running and lower limb
springmass characteristics and maximal power, between young and older highly trained …

Feel your stride and find your preferred running speed

T Lussiana, C Gindre - Biology open, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
There is considerable inter-individual variability in self-selected intensity or running speed.
Metabolic cost per distance has been recognized as a determinant of this personal choice …

Is passive metatarsophalangeal joint stiffness related to leg stiffness, vertical stiffness and running economy during sub-maximal running?

HS Man, WK Lam, J Lee, CM Capio, AKL Leung - Gait & posture, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examined whether passive metatarsophalangeal joints (MPJ) stiffness was
associated with leg stiffness (K leg) vertical stiffness (K vert) and running economy (RE) …