Leg Compression Tights and Turning Direction Influence Alpine Skiing Mechanics and Dynamic Balance

Decker, Mike; Simons, Craig; Seifert, John G.; Shelburne, Kevin B.; Sterett, William I.; Davidson, Bradley S.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000485855.42018.7c

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“…(2) The mean power and peak torque showed no significant differences in the three compression levels, except the flexion power in 18% compression. Decker et al, 2016Decker et al, 2016 Nine collegiate alpine ski racers…”

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“…In addition, most researchers held that CGs affected proprioception to achieve optimize performance (Doan et al, 2003;deBritto et al, 2016;Zamporri and Aguinaldo, 2018). Decker et al (2016) investigated how compression shorts influenced turning direction in alpine skiing by testing the foot pressure characteristics. Their results showed that peak ground reaction force decreased by 9%, the center of pressure (COP) was more anterior, and the COP velocity was 14% lower, all of which demonstrated that leg compression improved dynamic balance.…”

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Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Yang¹,

Xu²,

Yang³

et al. 2020

Front. Physiol.

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Nowadays, compression garments (CGs) are widely used in winter racing sports, such as speed skating, short-track speed skating, alpine skiing, and crosscountry skiing. However, the effect of wearing CGs on athletic performance in these specific sports is still not fully examined. Thus, the aim of this narrative review is to summarize the research and application of CGs in winter racing sports and to discuss how the CGs help athletes improve their performance in an integrative manner (i.e., physiology, aerodynamics, and biomechanics). A total of 18 experimental studies dedicated to CGs in winter racing sports were identified from the peer-review scientific literature. The main findings are as follows. (1) Currently, CG studies have mainly focused on drag reduction, metabolism, muscle function, strength performance, and fatigue recovery. (2) The results of most studies conducted in wind tunnels showed that, for cylindrical structures similar to the human body, clothing with rough surfaces can reduce air drag. Notably, the effect of CGs on drag reduction in real competition has not been fully explored in the literature. (3) Compression can reduce muscle vibrations at high impact and help athletes control the center of pressure movement, a function that is important for alpine skiing. Future studies are needed to improve current understanding of the effects of compression clothing microstructure on drag reduction and their stretching in different parts of the body. Furthermore, the design of experimental protocol must be consistent with those during the competition, thus providing a full discussion on energy metabolism, fatigue, and recovery affected by CGs.

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Section: Metabolism Muscle Function and Mechanical Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Yang¹,

Xu²,

Yang³

et al. 2020

Front. Physiol.

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Do Different Next-to-Skin Garments Change Thermal Sensation, Jump Height and Landing Knee Valgus After Cold Exposure?

Kasehagen,

Morris,

Netto

2024

Applied Sciences

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Exposure to the cold can negatively affect muscle performance. This study compared the effects of two different full-length, lower body, next-to-skin garments on thermal sensation, countermovement jump (CMJ) height and knee frontal plane angle upon landing following cold exposure against a control. After familiarisation, 13 male and 11 female recreationally active adults attended three separate laboratory testing sessions where a randomly assigned next-to-skin garment was used (compression, thermal and control (shorts)). A pre- and post-testing protocol comprising CMJ and drop landings interspersed with a sedentary cooling period of 40 min at 0 °C was adopted. High-speed motion analysis and subjective ratings of thermal sensation were recorded. Exposure to the cold significantly reduced thermal sensation (p < 0.001) scores and CMJ height (p < 0.001). Only female participants felt significantly warmer (p ≤ 0.009) in the next-to-skin garments. Losses in CMJ height were significantly reduced by the next-to-skin garments compared to the control with the thermal garment producing better results. There was little change in knee frontal plane angle upon landing in all the garments tested. Ambient cooling at 0 °C for 40 min had a significant effect on CMJ height and thermal sensation but not knee valgus upon landing. Participants in winter sports should consider next-to-skin garments in conjunction with proper warm-ups and re-warming techniques to protect themselves from the negative effects of the cold.

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Leg Compression Tights and Turning Direction Influence Alpine Skiing Mechanics and Dynamic Balance

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Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Effectiveness of Using Compression Garments in Winter Racing Sports: A Narrative Review

Do Different Next-to-Skin Garments Change Thermal Sensation, Jump Height and Landing Knee Valgus After Cold Exposure?

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