Catapult effect in pole vaulting: Is muscle coordination determinant?

Frère, Julien; Göpfert, Beat; Hug, François; Slawinski, Jean; Tourny-Chollet, Claire

doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.10.001

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“…Studies on the reliability of muscle synergy extraction in relation to sport activities are scarce but nevertheless present in the considered literature [ 108 , 116 , 127 , 128 ]. The most common family of algorithms used to reduce the dimensionality of the data was NMF [ 107 , 108 , 110 – 114 , 116 – 125 , 127 – 133 , 135 – 137 ], with a few studies also using PCA to extract synergistic muscle activations [ 75 , 109 , 126 , 134 ]. The total number of muscle activities recorded varied heavily across the considered studies.…”

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“…The total number of muscle activities recorded varied heavily across the considered studies. We found a range in the number of muscles recorded across these studies, including one to eight [ 108 , 109 , 124 , 126 , 131 , 133 ], between nine and 16 [ 75 , 107 , 110 – 114 , 116 , 119 , 121 – 123 , 125 , 128 , 130 , 132 , 134 – 137 ], and between 16 and 25 muscles [ 117 , 118 , 120 , 127 , 129 ]. Bilateral recordings were less common [ 107 , 108 , 117 , 119 , 129 ] than ipsilateral [75, 109-114, 116, 118, 120–128, , 128, 130–137].…”

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“…We found a range in the number of muscles recorded across these studies, including one to eight [ 108 , 109 , 124 , 126 , 131 , 133 ], between nine and 16 [ 75 , 107 , 110 – 114 , 116 , 119 , 121 – 123 , 125 , 128 , 130 , 132 , 134 – 137 ], and between 16 and 25 muscles [ 117 , 118 , 120 , 127 , 129 ]. Bilateral recordings were less common [ 107 , 108 , 117 , 119 , 129 ] than ipsilateral [75, 109-114, 116, 118, 120–128, , 128, 130–137]. Most of the studies considered muscles of the lower limb [ 75 , 108 , 109 , 112 – 114 , 116 , 119 , 123 , 124 , 126 , 130 , 133 , 136 ], even though almost as many muscles are included from the trunk and/or upper limb as well [ 110 , 111 , 117 , 118 , 120 , 125 , 127 – 129 , 131 , 132 , 134 ].…”

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“…Most of the studies considered muscles of the lower limb [ 75 , 108 , 109 , 112 – 114 , 116 , 119 , 123 , 124 , 126 , 130 , 133 , 136 ], even though almost as many muscles are included from the trunk and/or upper limb as well [ 110 , 111 , 117 , 118 , 120 , 125 , 127 – 129 , 131 , 132 , 134 ]. Only three studies focused exclusively on the upper body [ 107 , 135 , 137 ].…”

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Sport Biomechanics Applications Using Inertial, Force, and EMG Sensors: A Literature Overview

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Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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In the last few decades, a number of technological developments have advanced the spread of wearable sensors for the assessment of human motion. These sensors have been also developed to assess athletes’ performance, providing useful guidelines for coaching, as well as for injury prevention. The data from these sensors provides key performance outcomes as well as more detailed kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic data that provides insight into how the performance was obtained. From this perspective, inertial sensors, force sensors, and electromyography appear to be the most appropriate wearable sensors to use. Several studies were conducted to verify the feasibility of using wearable sensors for sport applications by using both commercially available and customized sensors. The present study seeks to provide an overview of sport biomechanics applications found from recent literature using wearable sensors, highlighting some information related to the used sensors and analysis methods. From the literature review results, it appears that inertial sensors are the most widespread sensors for assessing athletes’ performance; however, there still exist applications for force sensors and electromyography in this context. The main sport assessed in the studies was running, even though the range of sports examined was quite high. The provided overview can be useful for researchers, athletes, and coaches to understand the technologies currently available for sport performance assessment.

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“…Then, the connector fails corresponding to the vaulter releasing the pole. The pushoff motion of the vaulter is negligible compared to the catapult effect of the pole[17]-regarding the current accuracy of the model. For a fully detailed model, the pushoff angle of the vaulter should be taken into account.…”

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Finite element simulation of pole vaulting

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Pole vaulting is one of the most spectacular disciplines in athletics. The evolution of world record heights is strongly influenced by the development of advanced poles and subsequent materials. Employing advanced, load-adjusted composites has resulted in a steady increase of the world record height. This study provides a framework for finite element simulations of pole vaulting with focus on the initial and boundary conditions as well as finite element choices. The influence of the pole bending stiffness on the achievable height is systematically simulated. Higher effective bending stiffness leads to higher pole vaulting heights. However, if a certain stiffness is exceeded, the vaulter will not be able to bend the pole enough which leads to failed attempts.

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