Change in running kinematics after cycling are related to alterations in running economy in triathletes Bonacci, Jason, Green, Daniel, Saunders, Philo U., Blanch, Peter, Franettovich, Melinda, Chapman, Andrew R. and Vicenzino, Bill 2010, Change in running kinematics after cycling are related to alterations in running economy in triathletes, Journal of science and medicine in sport, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 460-464, doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.02.002. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Change in running kinematics after cycling are related to alterations in running economy in triathletes Author(s) Bonacci, Jason orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-3214 Green, Daniel Saunders, Philo U. Blanch, Peter Franettovich, Melinda Chapman, Andrew R. Vicenzino, Bill Journal name Journal of science and medicine in sport Volume number 13 Issue number 4 Start page 460 End page 464 Total pages 5 Publisher Elsevier Australia Place of publication Chatswood, N.S.W. Publication date 2010-07 ISSN 1440-2440 1878-1861 Keyword(s) triathlon transition run performance electromyography (EMG) Summary Emerging evidence suggests that cycling may influence neuromuscular control during subsequent running but the relationship between altered neuromuscular control and run performance in triathletes is not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine if a 45 min high-intensity cycle influences lower limb movement and muscle recruitment during running and whether changes in limb movement or muscle recruitment are associated with changes in running economy (RE) after cycling. RE, muscle activity (surface electromyography) and limb movement (sagittal plane kinematics) were compared between a control run (no preceding cycle) and a run performed after a 45 min high-intensity cycle in 15 moderately trained triathletes. Muscle recruitment and kinematics during running after cycling were altered in 7 of 15 (46%) triathletes. Changes in kinematics at the knee and ankle were significantly associated with the change in VO2 after cycling (p < 0.05). The change in ankle angle at foot contact alone explained 67.1% of the variance in VO2. These findings suggest that cycling does influence limb movement and muscle recruitment in some triathletes and that changes in kinematics, especially at the ankle, are closely related to alterations in running economy after cycling. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.02.002 Field of Research 110602 Exercise Physiology Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Sports Medicine Australia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035818 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 11:09:19 EST Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 11:18:18 EST Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 11:20:08 EST Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 11:39:54 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 18:29:58 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:12:58 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 24 times in TR Web of Science Cited 27 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 693 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 24 Jun 2011, 11:09:13 EST by Leanne Swaneveld