Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads
The aim of the study was to compare the power output during indoor sprints on a SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> treadmill with the power output expressed in outdoor sprints pushing an instrumented sled. The SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> has been chosen because it is able to simulate the outdoo...
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| author | Alessandro Volpe Giuseppe Marcolin Giuseppe Fedele Silvano Zanuso Gabriele De Bettio Nicola Petrone |
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| description | The aim of the study was to compare the power output during indoor sprints on a SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> treadmill with the power output expressed in outdoor sprints pushing an instrumented sled. The SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> has been chosen because it is able to simulate the outdoor sprint pushing a sled setting different loads and providing performance output data like speed and power. Two athletes were involved in this pilot study and were asked to perform indoor and outdoor sprints with the same overloads. Two dynamometric handles were designed and applied both on the treadmill for the indoor sprints and on the sled for the outdoor sprints. Power data were calculated throughout the force measured at the handles and the speed collected during the sprints. Kinematics data of trunk and lower limbs were also calculated by means of a set of inertial sensors (Xsens, Enschede, The Netherlands). The power–speed and the load–speed curves together with the kinematics results derived from the indoor and outdoor tests were compared, showing, in general, a good agreement between the indoor and outdoor conditions. These results highlighted the validity of the SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> treadmill in simulating a sprint with overloads. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3892b7beea694a16a6fa7f944753e26b2024-10-03T08:33:08ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002020-06-014911810.3390/proceedings2020049018Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled LoadsAlessandro Volpe0Giuseppe Marcolin1Giuseppe Fedele2Silvano Zanuso3Gabriele De Bettio4Nicola Petrone5Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyTechnogym Scientific Department, 47521 Cesena, ItalyTechnogym Scientific Department, 47521 Cesena, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, ItalyThe aim of the study was to compare the power output during indoor sprints on a SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> treadmill with the power output expressed in outdoor sprints pushing an instrumented sled. The SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> has been chosen because it is able to simulate the outdoor sprint pushing a sled setting different loads and providing performance output data like speed and power. Two athletes were involved in this pilot study and were asked to perform indoor and outdoor sprints with the same overloads. Two dynamometric handles were designed and applied both on the treadmill for the indoor sprints and on the sled for the outdoor sprints. Power data were calculated throughout the force measured at the handles and the speed collected during the sprints. Kinematics data of trunk and lower limbs were also calculated by means of a set of inertial sensors (Xsens, Enschede, The Netherlands). The power–speed and the load–speed curves together with the kinematics results derived from the indoor and outdoor tests were compared, showing, in general, a good agreement between the indoor and outdoor conditions. These results highlighted the validity of the SKILLRUN<sup>TM</sup> treadmill in simulating a sprint with overloads.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/18performancesprintingkinematicspowerspeed |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Volpe Giuseppe Marcolin Giuseppe Fedele Silvano Zanuso Gabriele De Bettio Nicola Petrone Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads Proceedings performance sprinting kinematics power speed |
| title | Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads |
| title_full | Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads |
| title_fullStr | Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads |
| title_short | Comparison between Indoor Sled Tests on the Skillrun<sup>TM</sup> Treadmill and Outdoor Field Tests at Increasing Sled Loads |
| title_sort | comparison between indoor sled tests on the skillrun sup tm sup treadmill and outdoor field tests at increasing sled loads |
| topic | performance sprinting kinematics power speed |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1/18 |
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