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Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volume 11, 2009

The Influence of Muscle Physiology and Advanced Technology on Sports Performance

Abstract

Muscle mechanical output such as force and power are governed by highly nonlinear intrinsic muscle properties associated with different muscle fiber types and are influenced by training and age. Many of the interactions between these properties pose trade-offs such that an individual's anthropometrics and muscle morphology may allow an athlete to excel in one sport but not in others. Advanced modeling and simulation techniques are powerful tools to gain insight into performance limits, optimal equipment designs, and mechanisms that may lead to injury. Recent technological innovations have produced faster running tracks, bicycles, speed skates, and swimming pools. This review discusses the influence of intrinsic muscle properties in sports and how advanced technology can be used to extend the limits of human performance.

Keyword(s): biomechanics, modeling and simulation, muscle properties, optimization
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The Influence of Muscle Physiology and Advanced Technology on Sports Performance
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