Effects of Load and Gradient on Energy Cost of Running
Effects of Load and Gradient on Energy Cost of Running
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DOI:
10.2114/jpa2.30.153
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发表时间:
2011-07-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Niihata, Shigemitsu
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作者:
Abe, Daijiro;Fukuoka, Yoshiyuki;Niihata, Shigemitsu
This study quantified the interaction of electromyography (EMG) obtained from the vastus lateralis and metabolic energy cost of running (C(r); mL . [mass+ load](-1) . meter(-1)), art index of running economy, during submaximal treadmill running. Experiments were conducted with and without load on the back on a motor-driven treadmill on the downhill, level and uphill slopes. The obtained EMG was full-wave rectified and integrated (iEMG). The iEMG was divided into eccentric (ECC) and concentric (CON) phases with a foot sensor and a knee-joint goniometer. The ratio of ECC to CON (ECC/CON ratio) was regarded as the muscle elastic capacity during running on each slope. The Cr was determined as the ratio of the 2-min steady-state O(2)) to the running speed. We found a significant decrease in the Cr when carrying the load at all slopes. The ECC/CON ratio was significantly higher in the load condition at the downhill and level slopes, but not at the uphill slope. A significant gradient difference was observed in the C(r) (down