What is it about?
This study compares running on a centrifugal track with respect to running on a flat track at similar speed. The centrifugal track is a basin-shaped track with an increasing inclination that allows the athlete to experience an overweight caused by the centripetal acceleration. This overweight is the training stimulus to increase muscle strength without the use of any overload added to the athlete's body. It has been showed that the use of an external resistance such as weighted sleds, belts and parachutes may lead to alterations of the athlete's posture with detrimental effect on the running technique.
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Why is it important?
This study shows that the centrifugal track helps sprint runners to increase their strength in a natural way without altering their posture while running.
Perspectives
The centrifugal track should be used by track and field coaches to increase sprint-specific muscle strength of their athletes.
Pietro Picerno
Universita degli Studi eCampus
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This page is a summary of: Acute kinematic adaptations to running on a centrifugal track: A pilot study, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, January 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1754337117749515.
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