Mechanical misconceptions: Have we lost the “mechanics” in “sports biomechanics”?

AD Vigotsky, KE Zelik, J Lake, RN Hinrichs - Journal of Biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomechanics principally stems from two disciplines, mechanics and biology. However, both
the application and language of the mechanical constructs are not always adhered to when …

Analysis of performance indicators in outdoor vs. indoor professional padel

A Escudero-Tena, M Crespo… - … Analysis in Sport, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this research was to analyse the differences in performance indicators between
outdoor and indoor professional padel tournaments according to the gender of the players …

Changes in running mechanics over 100-m, 200-m and 400-m treadmill sprints

O Girard, F Brocherie, K Tomazin, A Farooq… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Compare alterations in running mechanics during maximal treadmill sprints of
different distances. Methods Eleven physically active males performed short (100-m) …

A comparison of anthropometric and training characteristics between female and male half-marathoners and the relationship to race time

M Friedrich, CA Rüst, T Rosemann… - Asian journal of …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Lower limb skin-fold thicknesses have been differentially associated with sex in
elite runners. Front thigh and medial calf skin-fold appear to be related to 1,500 m and …

Maximum-speed curve-running biomechanics of sprinters with and without unilateral leg amputations

P Taboga, R Kram… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
On curves, non-amputees' maximum running speed is slower on smaller radii and thought to
be limited by the inside leg's mechanics. Similar speed decreases would be expected for …

Comparison of muscle activity during 200 m indoor curve and straight sprinting in elite female sprinters

P Pietraszewski, A Gołaś, M Krzysztofik - Journal of human kinetics, 2021 - sciendo.com
The purpose of this study was to assess whether peak surface electromyography (sEMG)
amplitude of selected lower limb muscles differed during a) curve and straight sprinting, b) …

Acute effects of high-intensity intermittent training on kinematics and foot strike patterns in endurance runners

PÁ Latorre-Román, F García Pinillos… - Journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The main purpose of this study was to evaluate running kinematic characteristics and foot
strike patterns (FSP) during early and late stages of actual and common high-intensity …

Evaluation of lower limb muscle electromyographic activity during 400 m indoor sprinting among elite female athletes: A cross-sectional study

P Pietraszewski, A Gołaś, M Krzysztofik… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze changes in normalized surface
electromyography (sEMG) signals for the gastrocnemius medialis, biceps femoris, gluteus …

Action‐Dependent Photobiomodulation on Health, Suboptimal Health, and Disease

TCY Liu, L Liu, JG Chen, P Zeng… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The global photobiomodulation (PBM) on an organism was studied in terms of function‐
specific homeostasis (FSH) and scale‐free functional network in this paper. A function can …

Performance and cardiac evaluation before and after a 3-week training camp for 400-meter sprinters–An observational, non-randomized study

M Skalenius, CM Mattsson, P Dahlberg, L Bergfeldt… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective To study the performance and cardiovascular function after a 3-week training
camp in athletes competing in an anaerobically dominant sport. Methods Twenty-three …