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Title: | Effect of lower body explosive power on sprint time in a sled-towing exercise |
Authors: | Martínez-Valencia, MA Linthorne, NP Alcaraz, PE |
Keywords: | Biomechanics;Countermovement;Jump;Sprint |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Science and Sports, 28 (6), pp. e175 - e178, (2013) |
Abstract: | This study investigated the correlation between lower body explosive power and the rate of increase in sprint time with increasing sled weight in a sled-towing exercise. Synthesis of the facts: Eight male sprinters performed tests of lower body explosive power. The rate of increase in sprint time showed a strong correlation with countermovement jump height (r= -0.73) and with normalized peak power in a countermovement jump (r= -0.81) and a squat jump (r= -0.80). Inter-athlete differences in the rate of increase in sprint time might be due to differences in the athlete's power-to-weight ratio. |
URI: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0765159713000555 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12782 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2013.02.004 |
ISSN: | 0765-1597 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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