Anaerobic Speed Reserve, Sprint Force–Velocity Profile, Kinematic Characteristics, and Jump Ability among Elite Male Speed- and Endurance-Adapted Milers

Abstract: This study aimed to compare sprint, jump performance, and sprint mechanical variables between endurance-adapted milers (EAM, specialized in 1500–3000-m) and speed-adapted milers (SAM, specialized in 800–1500 m) and to examine the relationships between maximal sprint speed (MSS), anaerobic...

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Autores: Jiménez Reyes, Pedro, Cuadrdo Peñafiel, Victor, Párraga Montilla, Juan A., Romero Franco, Natalia, Casado, Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Jaén
Repositorio:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén
OAI Identifier:oai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/4100
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19031447
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1447
https://hdl.handle.net/10953/4100
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:maximal force
performance
maximal power
middle-distance running
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Sumario:Abstract: This study aimed to compare sprint, jump performance, and sprint mechanical variables between endurance-adapted milers (EAM, specialized in 1500–3000-m) and speed-adapted milers (SAM, specialized in 800–1500 m) and to examine the relationships between maximal sprint speed (MSS), anaerobic speed reserve (ASR), sprint, jump performance, and sprint mechanical characteristics of elite middle-distance runners. Fifteen participants (8 EAM; 7 SAM) were evaluated to obtain their maximal aerobic speed, sprint mechanical characteristics (force–velocity profile and kinematic variables), jump, and sprint performance. SAM displayed greater MSS, ASR, horizontal jump, sprint performance, and mechanical ability than EAM (p < 0.05). SAM also showed higher stiffness in the 40-m sprint (p = 0.026) and a higher ratio of horizontal-to-resultant force (RF) at 10 m (p = 0.003) and RFpeak (p = 0.024). MSS and ASR correlated with horizontal (r = 0.76) and vertical (r = 0.64) jumps, all sprint split times (r   0.85), stiffness (r = 0.86), and mechanical characteristics (r   0.56) during the 100-m sprint, and physical qualities during acceleration (r   0.66) and sprint mechanical effectiveness from the force–velocity profile (r   0.69). Season-best times in the 800 m were significantly correlated with MSS (r = 0.86). Sprint ability has a crucial relevance in middle-distance runners’ performance, especially for SAM.