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Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers
The study aimed to investigate the magnitude and shape of the forces applied on the foot rest, foot strap, and paddle. Thirteen elite male kayakers participated in this study and performed a 2-min test simulating 500 m race pace in a kayak ergometer. Forces applied by the kayakers on the paddle, foo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8877826/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35214515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22041612 |
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author | Bonito, Pedro Sousa, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando José Justo, Jorge Fonseca Gomes, Beatriz Branquinho |
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description | The study aimed to investigate the magnitude and shape of the forces applied on the foot rest, foot strap, and paddle. Thirteen elite male kayakers participated in this study and performed a 2-min test simulating 500 m race pace in a kayak ergometer. Forces applied by the kayakers on the paddle, foot rest, and foot strap were measured with load cells and recorded by an electronic measuring system. The magnitude of the peak forces applied on the foot rest (left: 543.27 ± 85.93; right: 524.39 ± 88.36) approximately doubled the ones applied on the paddle (left: 236.37 ± 19.32; right: 243.92 ± 28.89). The forces on the foot strap were similar in magnitude to the paddle forces (left: 240.09 ± 74.92; right: 231.05 ± 52.01). A positive correlation was found between the peak forces applied on the foot rest and paddle on the same side (p < 0.001). When comparing the best and worst kayakers’ performance, the best showed greater forces magnitudes and synchronization of the peak forces. Analyses of the force–time curves, including not only the forces applied by the kayaker on the paddle but also the ones applied on the foot rest and strap, should be considered relevant in terms of technique analyses. |
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spelling | pubmed-88778262022-02-26 Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers Bonito, Pedro Sousa, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando José Justo, Jorge Fonseca Gomes, Beatriz Branquinho Sensors (Basel) Article The study aimed to investigate the magnitude and shape of the forces applied on the foot rest, foot strap, and paddle. Thirteen elite male kayakers participated in this study and performed a 2-min test simulating 500 m race pace in a kayak ergometer. Forces applied by the kayakers on the paddle, foot rest, and foot strap were measured with load cells and recorded by an electronic measuring system. The magnitude of the peak forces applied on the foot rest (left: 543.27 ± 85.93; right: 524.39 ± 88.36) approximately doubled the ones applied on the paddle (left: 236.37 ± 19.32; right: 243.92 ± 28.89). The forces on the foot strap were similar in magnitude to the paddle forces (left: 240.09 ± 74.92; right: 231.05 ± 52.01). A positive correlation was found between the peak forces applied on the foot rest and paddle on the same side (p < 0.001). When comparing the best and worst kayakers’ performance, the best showed greater forces magnitudes and synchronization of the peak forces. Analyses of the force–time curves, including not only the forces applied by the kayaker on the paddle but also the ones applied on the foot rest and strap, should be considered relevant in terms of technique analyses. MDPI 2022-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8877826/ /pubmed/35214515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22041612 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bonito, Pedro Sousa, Miguel Ferreira, Fernando José Justo, Jorge Fonseca Gomes, Beatriz Branquinho Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title | Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title_full | Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title_fullStr | Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title_full_unstemmed | Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title_short | Magnitude and Shape of the Forces Applied on the Foot Rest and Paddle by Elite Kayakers |
title_sort | magnitude and shape of the forces applied on the foot rest and paddle by elite kayakers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8877826/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35214515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22041612 |
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