Profiling elite male 100-m sprint performance: The role of maximum velocity and relative acceleration.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to determine the accuracy of a 4 split time modelling method to generate velocity-time and velocity-distance variables in elite male 100-m sprinters and subsequently to assess the roles of key sprint parameters with respect to 100-m sprint performance. Additionally, this study aimed to assess the differences between faster and slower sprinters in key sprint variables that have not been assessed in previous work.

Methods

Velocity-time and velocity-distance curves were generated using a mono-exponential function from 4 split times for 82 male sprinters during major athletics competitions. Key race variables-maximum velocity, the acceleration time constant (τ), and percentage of velocity lost (v_Loss)-were derived for each athlete. Athletes we

SUBMITTER: Healy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature