Program Design Flashcards
speed
skills and abilities needed to achieve high movement velocities
agility
skills and abilities needed to explosively change movement velocities or repeatedly achieve maximal accelerations
speed-endurance
ability to maintain maximal movement velocities or repeatedly achieve maximal accelerations and velocities
impluse
change in momentum resulting from a force measured as the product of force and time
power
rate of doing work, measured as the product of force and velocity
impulse (movement mechanics)
- high rates of force development
- move force-time curve up and left, generating greater impulse and momentum during the limited time in which force is applied
power (movement mechanics)
- velocity specificity
- high power outputs are required to rapidly accelerate, decelerate, or achieve high velocities
- the resistance can be body weight, equipment, or opponents
velocity specificity
final movement velocity targeted when a mass is being accelerated
application of movement mechanics
- more force is needed to accelerate predetermined mass at a greater rate, or a greater mass at a predetermined rate
- more impulse is needed to achieve a predetermined momentum in less time, or a greater momentum in a predetermined time
- more power is needed to achieve a predetermined velocity with higher resistance, or higher velocity with predetermined resistance
peak rate of intrinsic muscle shortening
- contractility and excitability of athlete’s neuromuscular system
- muscle architecture
- motor unit composition and maximal cross-bridge cycling rates in respective fiber types
muscle architecture
fiber and fascicle lengths and numbers of active sarcomeres in series
stretch-shortening cycle
- intrinsic muscle-tendon behavior
2. force and length reflex feed back to the motorneural system
training activities aimed at strengthening SSC
- involve skillful, multi-joint movements that transmit forces through the kinetic chain and exploit elastic-reflexive mechanisms
- in order to manage fatigue and emphasize work quality and technique, they should be structured around brief work bouts or clusters separated by frequent rest pauses
complex training
alternating SSC tasks with heavy resistance exercises
post-activation potentiation
what occurs during the flight phase of sprinting performance?
recovery and ground preparations
what occurs during the support phase of sprinting performance?
breaking and proulsion
key movements of sprinting performance
- as the recovery leg swings forward, eccentric knee flexor activity controls its forward momentum; max muscle lengths and hight stretching rates
- during ground support: elastic strain energy is stored and recovered via SSC action
- late support phase: triple extension to generate propulsion as early as possible
what happens during the ground support phase of sprinting?
elastic strain energy is stored and recovered via SSC action
what happens during the late support phase of sprinting?
triple extension to generate propulsion as early as possible
stride frequency
how many times the feet hit the ground (over distance)
how can stride frequency be improved?
proper mechanics and training
stride length
how far each stride carries the body
- related to height and limb length
- not as trainable
limiting factors to increasing spring speed
technique fuel availability height mental focus reaction time muscle and tendon stiffness and length injury type II muscle composition
sprinting technique
i. early flight
ii. mid flight
iii. late flight
iv. early support
v. late support