Leg strength and stiffness as ability factors in 100 m sprint running.

C Bret (1, 2) , Abderrahmane Rahmani (3) , A-B Dufour , Laurent Messonnier , J-R Lacour

1 LPE - Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice
2 CRIS - Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (EA647)
3 MIP - Motricité, interactions, performance EA 4334 / Movement - Interactions - Performance

The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of leg strength and stiffness relative to i) 100 m sprint performance, ii) mean speed on the three phases of the 100 m race (30-60-100 m) and iii) the speed differences between these phases.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

C Bret, Abderrahmane Rahmani, A-B Dufour, Laurent Messonnier, J-R Lacour. Leg strength and stiffness as ability factors in 100 m sprint running.. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 2002, 42 (3), pp.274-81. ⟨hal-02510556⟩