Applying the cost of generating force hypothesis to uphill running

Historically, several different approaches have been applied to explain the metabolic cost of uphill human running. Most of these approaches result in unrealistically high values for the efficiency of performing vertical work during running uphill, or are only valid for running up steep inclines. Th...

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Main Authors: Wouter Hoogkamer, Paolo Taboga, Rodger Kram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/482.pdf