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dan_b
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 Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:39 pm Subject: low walking, effectiveness of |
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Has anyone seen this paper?
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Specific characteristics of speed skating: implications for summer training.
de Boer RW, Ettema GJ, Faessen BG, Krekels H, Hollander AP, de Groot G, van Ingen Schenau GJ.
University of Calgary, Faculty of Physical Education, Laboratory of Human Performance Studies, Alberta, Canada.
Fourteen well-trained speed skaters performed all-out exercise tests during ice speed skating, low walking (walking-like movement in skating position), and dry skating (side to side deep sitting push-offs). These dry land training activities, widely used by speed skaters during the summer period, are compared to speed skating in relation to the concept of training specificity. Relevant physiological and biomechanical variables (derived from film and video analysis) were measured. The maximal oxygen uptake achieved in low walking (60.0 +/- 5.8 ml.kg-1.min-1) was not significantly different to that achieved during speed skating (62.1 +/- 6.9), but the maximal level attained in dry skating (48.4 +/- 5.5) was significantly less than both of these. The biomechanical differences measured are substantial. The forward directed push-off, the more dynamic movement pattern in hip and knee joints, and the use of plantar flexors during low walking are essentially different from speed skating. In dry skating, a more convulsive movement pattern due to the fixed push-off position compared to speed skating was found. The consequences of the typical skating position on the physiological responses is discussed. It is concluded that neither low walking nor dry skating can be considered as specific training activities for speed skaters.
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The pubmed link is http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=3683155&query_hl=2
I haven't found the full article yet, I dunno if it's on the net or not. |
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Adam B(GMF)
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:09 pm Subject: |
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| Low walking same as lunges (as performed at the gym) - this is true? |
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merten
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:42 am Subject: |
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This is an article in the journal "Medicine and science in sports and exercise." from 1987.
Maybe some library has it? Our uni lib does not - I've checked but we have no medicine faculty. |
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Erika
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:58 am Subject: |
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| merten wrote: |
This is an article in the journal "Medicine and science in sports and exercise." from 1987.
Maybe some library has it? Our uni lib does not - I've checked but we have no medicine faculty. |
Its not in the journals online archive (only goes back to 96), but if someone desperately wants it i can have a look in the library over at Guy's. |
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Gav
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:38 am Subject: |
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If you read that abstract you will see that they are talking about specificity of exercise. They are looking for very exact specificity, i.e. what you get between inline skating and ice skating, or between skating and slideboard.
Just because low walking and dry skating do not have an extremely high specificity to ice skating does not mean that they are not useful exercises and a really good idea for someone's training program.
Dry skating (in front of a mirror) is extremely useful for technique, and helps you learn the correct synchronisation/movement pattern of skating.
Low walking is useful as a plyometric exercise as there is a large amount of cross-over between main muscle groups between itself and skating.
I would take the above article with a pinch of salt for anyone who is on this forum reading it. If you were a pro skater looking for every exercise working exactly the correct muscles sets, then maybe pay more attention to it. |
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Mikey-two-Names
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:46 am Subject: |
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It's interesting how many skaters rate low walking as a key factor in world class success. It's one of the most important dryland exercise according to Bill. This all contradicts what the article summary says.
I think the two main gains from low walking are strength and lactate tolerance improvements, both of which are key parts of skating fitness, but won't do much on their own. |
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