Award Date

1-1-2001

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Kinesiology

First Committee Member

John Mercer

Number of Pages

87

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate if runners adjust running style based on impact magnitude instead of running economy while wearing 30% added trunk weight. Runners ran overground at a self-selected pace with and without 30% added trunk weight. Impact magnitudes and other force parameters were analyzed. Runners also ran on a treadmill with 30% added trunk weight at their preferred stride frequency (PSF) and at +/-10% PSF. Oxygen consumption (VO2) and PSF were recorded. VO2 and PSF were greater during nonweighted compared to weighted running (p < 0.05). During weighted running, VO2 was greater when running at the -10% PSF than the PSF, but not different than the +10% PSF. The slightly greater stride frequency during weighted running compared to nonweighted running may be a strategy to keep F1 magnitudes constant concurrent with maintaining and economical gait pattern. It was concluded that individuals optimized on VO2 and impact concurrently.

Keywords

Consumption; Effect; Impact; Oxygen; Running; Weighted

Controlled Subject

Kinesiology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1832.96 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Permissions

If you are the rightful copyright holder of this dissertation or thesis and wish to have the full text removed from Digital Scholarship@UNLV, please submit a request to digitalscholarship@unlv.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Download


COinS