Pushing a sled with constant resistance and controlled cadence induces lower limb musculature quicker activation response and prolongs duration with faster speed

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dc.contributor.authorRosario, Martin
dc.contributor.authorPagel, Collin
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Whitney
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Mark
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7505-1329
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-14T16:04:37Z
dc.date.available2022-10-14T16:04:37Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPhysical inactivity is rising in both youthful and older people. Such inactivity is problematic for many reasons, primarily because it contributes to overall physical deconditioning. This study examines characteristics in lower extremity muscle adaptations while pushing a sled at constant resistance with three varying cadences. Twenty-one graduate school participants with an average age of 22.8 years consented to place electromyography (EMG) electrodes on their dominant leg. The targeted muscles for the EMG electrodes were over the gastrocnemius (GA), tibialis anterior (TA), and gluteus maximus (GMax). The subject's muscle activation was monitored over three different walking protocols at varying cadences. The protocols were: slow walk (SW, 80 bpm), intermediate walk (IW, 110 bpm), and fast walk cadence (FW, 140 bpm). The investigation results portrayed two main findings: the muscles studied exhibited faster muscle recruitment and a shorter duration of activation when cadence was increased from the IW to the FW cadence. The second discovery among the IW and FW protocols revealed that the GA and Gmax showed greater muscular adaptations than the TA. In conclusion, pushing the sled proves effective in recruiting lower extremity musculature, indicating it could be of great use in rehabilitating individuals deemed deconditioned.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThis is the publisher’s version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.24018/ejsport.2022.1.2.12. Recommended citation: Rosario, M., Pagel, C., Miller, W., & Weber, M. (2022). Pushing a sled with constant resistance and controlled cadence induces lower limb musculature quicker activation response and prolongs duration with faster speed. European Journal of Sport Sciences, 1(2), 23–28. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/14072
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24018/ejsport.2022.1.2.12
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEuropean Open Scienceen_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0
dc.subjectLower extremity muscle variationsen_US
dc.subjectLower limb EMGen_US
dc.subjectNeuromuscular adaptationsen_US
dc.subjectSleden_US
dc.subjectXPO traineren_US
dc.titlePushing a sled with constant resistance and controlled cadence induces lower limb musculature quicker activation response and prolongs duration with faster speeden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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