The role of eccentric regime of leg muscle work in alpine skiing

Autor: Ropret Robert
Jazyk: English<br />Serbian
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Fizička Kultura, Vol 71, Iss 1, Pp 5-11 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0350-3828
2217-947X
DOI: 10.5937/fizkul1701005R
Popis: Alpine skiing is characterized by a great number of leg movements with muscle contractions in eccentric regime. The role of these movements is to absorb gravitation and inertial forces, manage skis more precisely and maintain balance. Recent studies have determined the volume, duration and intenisty of eccentric contractions as well as the basic characteristics of movement amplitudes and velocities. Based on the previous findings the experiments involving eccentric training using a bicycle ergometer confirmed a positive impact that this kind of training has on increasing maximum power, strength, endurance, coordination, injury prevention, metabolic work efficiency, more efficient work with longer muscle length and its role in miming skiers' movements. This paper is an review of the studies so far in the field of kinematics, skiing dynamics and the effect of eccentric training on the development of athletes' performances.
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