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Slobodanka Dobrijevic1, Vladimir Ilic1, Sasa Djuric1
1University of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, The Research Centre, Blagoja Parovica 156, Belgrade, Serbia.
Abstract:
Linear regression models applied on force (F) and velocity (V) data obtained from loaded multi-joint functional movement tasks have often been used to assess mechanical capacities of the tested muscles. The present study aimed to explore the properties of the F-V relationship of leg muscles exerting the maximum pulling F at a wide range of V on a standard motorized treadmill. Young and physically active male and female subjects (N=13+15) were tested on their maximum pulling F exerted horizontally while walking or running on a treadmill set to 8 different velocities (1.4-3.3m/s). Both the individual (median R=0.935) and averaged across the subjects F-V relationships (R=0.994) proved to be approximately linear and exceptionally strong, while their parameters depicting the leg muscle capacities for producing maximum F, V, and power (P; proportional to the product of F and V) were highly reliable (0.84
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