Differences in Spring-Mass Characteristics Between One- and Two-Legged Hopping
Differences in Spring-Mass Characteristics Between One- and Two-Legged Hopping
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DOI:
10.1123/jab.29.6.785
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Ogata, Toru
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作者:
Hobara, Hiroaki;Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki;Ogata, Toru
Although many athletic activities and plyometric training methods involve both unilateral and bilateral movement, little is known about differences in the leg stiffness (K-leg) experienced during one-legged hopping (OLH) and two-legged hopping (TLH) in place. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hopping frequencies on differences in K-leg during OLH and TLH. Using a spring-mass model and data collected from 17 participants during OLH and TLH at frequencies of 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 Hz, K-leg was calculated as the ratio of maximal ground reaction force (F-peak) to the maximum center of mass displacement (Delta COM) at the middle of the stance phase measured from vertical ground reaction force. Both K-leg and F-peak were found to be significantly greater during TLH than OLH at all frequencies, but type of hopping was not found to have a significant effect on Delta COM. These results suggest that K-leg is different between OLH and TLH at a given hopping frequency and differences in K-leg during OLH and TLH are mainly associated with differences in F-peak but not Delta COM.