Effect of imposing changes in kick frequency on kinematics during undulatory underwater swimming at maximal effort in male swimmers
Effect of imposing changes in kick frequency on kinematics during undulatory underwater swimming at maximal effort in male swimmers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.humov.2014.09.001
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发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Takagi, Hideki
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作者:
Shimojo, Hirofumi;Sengoku, Yasuo;Takagi, Hideki
Undulatory underwater swimming (UUS) is an important swimming technique after a start and after turns. It was considered that a higher swimming velocity (U) resulted from a higher kick frequency (f), and greater propelling efficiency, i.e., Strouhal number (St) and Froude efficiency (eta(F)), resulted from a lower f. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changing f affected U and St, rip plus other kinematics of UUS. Ten national-level male swimmers participated in the study. First, the swimmers performed maximal UUS (Pre; this f was defined as 100% F). Second, the swimmers synchronized their f with the sound of a metronome and with six frequencies (85% F, 90% F, 95% F, 105% F, 110% F, and 115% F) randomly presented. During the higher f sessions, kick amplitude (A) significantly decreased from Pre (115% F: -10.8%, p < .05); however, U was unchanged. In contrast, in lower f sessions, St and eta(F) were unchanged, but the wavelength per body length (lambda(BL)), which indicates UUS mode, significantly decreased (90% F: -1.3%, p < .05). In conclusion, these results suggest that increasing f for UUS would not affect U, but a decrease in f may be suitable for human undulation training. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.