ArticleBMC research notes2021
Trunk and lower limb muscularity in sprinters: what are the specific muscles for superior sprint performance?
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- Investigation of Trunk and Pelvis Muscle Activity during Sprinting using T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Effectiveness Index of Mechanical Energy Utilization in Male 400-m Sprinters and the Relation Between Muscle Cross-Sectional Area of the Trunk and the Lower Limb.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Muscle morphological changes and enhanced sprint running performance: A 1-year observational study of well-trained sprinters.European journal of sport science · 2024Observational
- Anthropometric and mechanical factors determining sprint in young soccer players: a brief report.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Anthropometric profiles and body composition of male runners at different distances.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Dynamometric Strength Profile of Hip Muscles in Youth Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between patellar tendon moment arm and running performance in endurance runners.Physiological reports · 2021Article
- Relationship of the knee extensor strength but not the quadriceps femoris muscularity with sprint performance in sprinters: a reexamination and extension.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- No Correlation Between Plantar Flexor Muscle Volume and Sprint Performance in Sprinters.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Effect of 2-Weeks Ischemic Preconditioning on Exercise Performance: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe major purpose of this study was to determine the specific muscle(s) for superior sprint performance in sprinters. The cross sectional areas (CSAs) of ten muscles of the trunk and lower limb were measured using magnetic resonance images in 56 male sprinters and 40 male non-sprinters. In addition to the absolute CSA, to minimize the effect of difference in body size among participants, the relative CSA normalized to body mass was used for analysis of this study.
resultsAbsolute and relative CSAs of most trunk and lower limb muscles, including the psoas major (PM) and gluteus maximus (GM), were significantly larger in sprinters than in non-sprinters (all P < 0.001, d = 0.91 to 1.82). The absolute and relative CSAs of the PM and GM correlated significantly with personal best 100-m sprint time in sprinters (r = - 0.363 to - 0.388, all P < 0.01). A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that both CSAs of absolute PM and relative GM were predictive variables for the personal best 100 m sprint time in sprinters (β = - 0.289 and - 0.287, respectively, both P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the PM and GM may be specific muscles for superior sprint performance in sprinters.
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