ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Downhill Running: What Are The Effects and How Can We Adapt? A Narrative Review.
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- Biomechanical Responses to Level, Uphill, and Downhill Running Segments During an Outdoor Marathon.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
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- Muscle, Neuromuscular, and Cardiac Damage in Trail Running: A Systematic Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Downhill Running-Induced Muscle Damage in Trail Runners: An Exploratory Study Regarding Training Background and Running Gait.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Divergent immune cascades activated by metabolic versus mechanical exercise intensity: revisiting cytokine heterogeneity in "moderate-intensity exercise".Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Effects of Shoe Sole Thickness on Running Style and Stability During Downhill Running at Different Speeds.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Case report: Elevation variability and pacing regulation in an elite half-marathon runner: a longitudinal case study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Prolonged running reduces speed at the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition without additional reductions due to increased eccentric load.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Mechanical Running Power and Energy Expenditure in Uphill and Downhill Running.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Muscle soreness but not neuromuscular fatigue responses following downhill running differ according to the number of exercise bouts.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Decoding Ultramarathon: Muscle Damage as the Main Impediment to Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Runnability: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- How Downhill and Uphill Running Interfere Posture and Muscle Activity: A Descriptive Laboratory Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Beneficial effects of reduced soft tissue vibrations with compression garments on delayed neuromuscular impairments induced by an exhaustive downhill run.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Lower-Body Flexibility and Running Performance in a Half Marathon Downhill Running Event.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- A review of uphill and downhill running: biomechanics, physiology and modulating factors.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Downhill running (DR) is a whole-body exercise model that is used to investigate the physiological consequences of eccentric muscle actions and/or exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). In a sporting context, DR sections can be part of running disciplines (off-road and road running) and can accentuate EIMD, leading to a reduction in performance. The purpose of this narrative review is to: (1) better inform on the acute and delayed physiological effects of DR; (2) identify and discuss, using a comprehensive approach, the DR characteristics that affect the physiological responses to DR and their potential interactions; (3) provide the current state of evidence on preventive and in-situ strategies to better adapt to DR. Key findings of this review show that DR may have an impact on exercise performance by altering muscle structure and function due to EIMD. In the majority of studies, EIMD are assessed through isometric maximal voluntary contraction, blood creatine kinase and delayed onset muscle soreness, with DR characteristics (slope, exercise duration, and running speed) acting as the main influencing factors. In previous studies, the median (25th percentile, Q
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