Stance Time and Impact Loading Rates are Significant Predictors of Critical Speed During a 3-Minute All-Out Running Test.

Int J Exerc Sci

Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Rehabilitation Science, University of Hawai'i-Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Published: January 2024

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The addition of wearable technology during a 3-minute all-out overground running test (3MAOT) could provide additional insights to guide training and coaching strategies. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between critical speed (CS) and biomechanical parameters (cadence, stride length, vertical oscillation, stance time, form power, leg spring stiffness, and impact loading rate), and changes in biomechanical parameters throughout the 3MAOT. Sixty-three (male, n=37, female, n=26) recreationally active college-aged (23.4±3.9 years) subjects completed a 3MAOT while wearing a Stryd foot-pod. The correlations between CS and biomechanical parameters were evaluated using Pearson coefficients. Stepwise multiple linear regressions were used to test if biomechanical parameters could predict CS. Stance time and impact loading rate explained 69% and 63% of the variance in CS, respectively (R=0.69, p<0.05; R=0.63, p<0.05). Step-wise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that vertical oscillation, stance time, form power, leg spring stiffness, and impact loading rate explained 90% of the variance in CS (R=0.90, p<0.05). Throughout the 3MAOT, changes in cadence (-29%), stride length (57%), vertical oscillation (-8%), stance time (82%), form power (-5%), leg spring stiffness (-24%), and impact loading rate (-48%) were observed. Interventions such as auditory cueing or training designed to improve CS should focus on maintaining large impact loading rates and short stance times, and efforts should be made to enhance an athlete's ability to maintain cadence, leg spring stiffness, vertical oscillation, and form power throughout the 3MAOT.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11042890PMC
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