Determination of lower limbs loading during balance beam exercise
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | In women’s artistic gymnastics, the balance beam belongs among the disciplines with the heaviest lower limbs load. The aim of our research was to disclose a lower limbs weekly load volume regarding load asymmetry, and to determine the take-off and landing reaction forces between landing ground and foot in selected gymnastic elements. In 9 female artistic gymnasts of junior and senior category one training week was video-recorded and analysed. The reaction forces were measured using 5 Bertec force plates in one female Czech national team member. Based on the training video recordings 12 jump and acrobatic elements were analysed. Among the total of 422 recorded take-offs and landings 41 % were performed from both legs, (BL), 44.5 % from one lower limb (HL) and 14.5 % from the other lower limb (LL). The maximum reaction force of the landing ground during take-offs was 2.4 BW in average, 3.1 BW in landings. In asymmetrical elements, one leg was loaded three times more (538.3 BW) than the other (174.1 BW) in one training day in total. We recommend to record the load asymmetry in the course of the gymnastic trainings in order to choose and personalise the appropriate regeneration process and compensational exercise. |
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