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The Fallacy of Single Trials: The Need for Multiple Trials in Assessing Running Economy Responses in Advanced Footwear Technology.
- Source :
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Sports Medicine . Jun2024, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p1357-1360. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In the quest to uncover the underlying mechanisms responsible for the performance-enhancing benefits imparted by advanced footwear technology (AFT), footwear researchers are employing an individual-level approach. In doing so, they hope to unveil individual-specific responses to AFT otherwise masked by a group-level approach. Classifying an individual's response on the basis of running economy (RE) is a logical strategy given that the intended purpose of AFT is to enhance performance; however, caution should be taken when doing so. Metabolic measurement devices are far from perfect, and given the known errors associated with metabolic measurements we would like to reiterate a suggestion first made 40 years ago: when seeking to quantify the interindividual variability of improvement in RE associated with running in AFT, the best practice is to rely on a minimum of two same-day measurements of RE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01121642
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178678367
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01991-1