Is There an Optimal Pole Length for Double Poling in Cross Country Skiing?

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dc.contributor.authorOnasch, Franziska
dc.contributor.authorKillick, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorHerzog, Walter
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-19T19:49:43Z
dc.date.available2018-09-19T19:49:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the effects of pole length on energy cost and kinematics in cross country double poling. Seven sub-elite male athletes were tested using pole sets of different lengths (ranging between 77% and 98% of participants' body height). Tests were conducted on a treadmill, set to a 2% incline and an approximate racing speed. Poling forces, contact times, and oxygen uptake were measured throughout the testing. Pole length was positively correlated with ground contact time (r = .57, p < .001) and negatively correlated with poling frequency (r = -.48, p = .003). Pole length was also positively correlated with pole recovery time and propulsive impulse produced per poling cycle (r = .36, p = .031; r = .35, p = .042, respectively). Oxygen uptake and pole length were negatively correlated (r = -.51, p = .004). This acute study shows that increasing pole length for double poling in sub-elite cross country skiers under the given conditions seems to change the poling mechanics in distinct ways, resulting in a more efficient poling action by decreasing an athlete's metabolic cost.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOnasch, F., Killick, A., & Herzog, W. (2017). Is There an Optimal Pole Length for Double Poling in Cross Country Skiing? Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33(3), 197–202. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2016-0071en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jab.2016-0071en_US
dc.identifier.issn1543-2688
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107771
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics Journalen_US
dc.publisher.departmentHuman Performance Laben_US
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiologyen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionPost-printen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectoxygen uptakeen_US
dc.subjectelite skiersen_US
dc.subjectmetaboloic costen_US
dc.subjectpoling dataen_US
dc.subjectefficiencyen_US
dc.subjectoptimal performanceen_US
dc.titleIs There an Optimal Pole Length for Double Poling in Cross Country Skiing?en_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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