Título The Flywheel Device Shaft Shape Determines Force and Velocity Profiles in the Half Squat Exercise
Autores Munoz-Lopez, Alejandro , GALIANO DE LA ROCHA, CARLOS, Javier Nunez, Francisco , Floria, Pablo
Publicación externa Si
Medio J Hum Kinet
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 3
Cuartil SJR 1
Impacto JCR 2.3
Impacto SJR 0.733
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Fecha de publicacion 10/02/2022
ISI 000753944700002
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85124874726
DOI 10.2478/hukin-2022-0002
Abstract Flywheel resistance training devices can be classified by their shaft shape. The objective of this study was to analyze whether using two flywheel resistance training devices shaft shapes can influence force and velocity production, regardless of the inertia used. Thirty-nine (n = 39) healthy active men participated in this study. They were randomized to perform 3 sets of 7 repetitions at maximal concentric voluntary execution, followed by a break in the last third of the eccentric phase in the half squat exercise. A progressive rotational inertial setting of 0.11, 0.22, and 0.33 kg center dot m(2) was used. Force- and velocity-time profiles were captured using two force plates and a synchronized linear encoder. Statistical parametric mapping was used to compare biomechanical output between the flywheel devices. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Force application was significantly higher in the horizontal cylinder-shaped device for the three moments of inertia used in the eccentric phase (p < 0.001). In the concentric phase, force application was significantly higher in the horizontal cylinder-shaped device in 0.11 (p < 0.001) and 0.22 kg center dot m(2) (p < 0.001). The resultant speed was higher in the vertical cone-shaped device in the concentric phase and the eccentric phase for the three moments of inertia (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the flywheel shaft type determines the mechanical output of the half squat exercise, regardless of the moment of inertia used. While a horizontal cylinder-shaped device is more suitable to achieve higher forces, especially in the eccentric phase, a vertical cone-shaped device can be used to achieve higher speeds during the execution of the exercise.
Palabras clave eccentric overload; exercise; monitoring; muscle strength; rotary inertia
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