2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Can measures of neuromuscular interaction reveal the superiority of East-African endurance runners?
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23700756
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KOMI V Paavo University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, Ph.D.Prof.
NICOL Caroline Aix-Marseille University, France, Ph.D.Prof.
ODA Toshiaki 兵庫教育大学, 准教授 (10435638)
ITO Akira 大阪体育大学, 教授 (80067248)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ケニア / 東アフリカ / エチオピア / 弾性エネルギー / アキレス腱 / ランニングエコノミー / アキレス腱モーメントアーム / 超音波 |
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| Research Abstract |
The superior success of East-African middle- and long-distance runners has stimulated large amount of interest to explore valid reasons for their performance. However, their high running economy could not be explained by any of the physiological and/or histochemical parameters. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine whether the East-African runners possess a particular type of triceps surae muscle-tendon complex, which could favor high running economy. East African and Japanese middle- and long-distance male runners, who participated in major national and/or international running competitions, were recruited for this study. Our results clearly showed that the specific neuromuscular interaction utilizing inherent anatomical benefits for the East-African distance runners, such as great Achilles tendon moment arm and short muscle length, could be a unique alternative to the classic stretch-shortening cycle concept for enhancing endurance running performance.
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Research Products
(28 results)
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[Journal Article] Muscle-tendon interaction and EMG profiles of world class endurance runners during hopping2013
Author(s)
Sano K, Ishikawa M, Nobue A, Danno Y, Akiyama M, Oda T, Ito A, Hoffren M, Nicol C, Locatelli E, Komi PV
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Journal Title
Eur J Appl Physiol
Volume: 113
Pages: 1395-1403
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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[Remarks] 報道・番組:NHKスペシャルミラクルボディーマラソン最強軍団持久力の限界に挑む 2012年7月16日放送
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[Remarks] 報道・番組:NHK放送記念日特集ロンドン五輪を100倍楽しもう 2012年3月23日(金)放送
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[Remarks] 報道・番組:読売新聞ロンドン五輪 2012超人の科学マラソン快足ケニア燃費抜群…陸上 2012年8月10日掲載
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[Remarks] 雑誌特集:Newton 2012年8月号『世界最速の科学』世界記録の科学, p16-p29.
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[Remarks] 受賞歴:2013 Young investigators award (co-author: Kunimasa Y) Specific muscle-tendon architecture in elite Kenyan distance runners. 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science,2013年06月26日-29日, Barocelona, Spain.
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[Remarks] トレーニング科学研究奨励賞:国正陽子,佐野加奈絵,團野亮人,信江彩加,久野峻幸,小田俊明,石川昌紀.ケニア人陸上中・長距離選手のアキレス腱とアキレス腱モーメントアームの特徴.第 25回日本トレーニング科学大会,2012年12月1-2日,立命館大学,滋賀県.
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[Remarks] 日本体育学会第64回大会組織委員会企画「若手研究奨励賞」最優秀賞:佐野加奈絵,国正陽子,小田俊明,伊藤章,石川昌紀.東アフリカ中・長距離陸上競技選手の走運動中における筋腱の振る舞い.日本体育学会第 64回大会, 2013年8月28-30日,立命館大学.
