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Jani Backman
Acute neuromuscular responses to car racing
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to determine racing car drivers’ acute neuromuscular responses to race driving. The secondary purpose was to compare the cardiovascular loading of driving to that of maximal rowing action. Methods: The subjects of the present cross-sectional study (n = 9) were international level karting drivers. The study was performed in two parts; the laboratory tests and driving test. All subjects took part to the laboratory tests and five of the subjects performed also the driving test. The rowing tests consisted of indoor rowing started at the power of 90 watts and the load was increased 30 watts every third minute until voluntary exhaustion. In the drivi…
Autourheilijan lihaskunnon profiili ja voima-nopeusominaisuuksien testaaminen
Jani Backman, 2003. Autourheilijan lihaskunnon profiili ja voima-nopeusominaisuuksien testaaminen. Johdatus omatoimiseen tutkimukseen valmennus- ja testausopissa. Jyväskylän yliopisto, liikuntabiologian laitos. Tutkimuksen tarkoitus oli tutkia autourheilijan nopeus-, voima-, ja nopeusvoimaominaisuuksia. Tutkimuksessa tarkasteltiin eroaako autourheilija joiltain voimaominaisuuksilta fyysisesti aktiivisista verrokeista. Tarkoitus oli antaa tieteellisiä perusteita autourheilijan voimaharjoittelulle ja lihaskunnon testaamiselle. Koehenkilöitä tutkimuksessa oli 28; kymmenen verrokkia, yhdeksän kv-tason rata-autoilijaa sekä yhdeksän kv-tason ralliautoilijaa. Koeasetelmassa jokainen koehenkilö suo…
NEUROMUSCULAR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPEN-WHEEL AND RALLY DRIVERS
The purpose of the present study was to investigate neuromuscular performance characteristics in open-wheel and rally drivers using the cross-sectional study design. The subjects (N = 28) consisted of experienced international-level open-wheel drivers (n = 9), experienced international-level rally drivers (n = 9) and a physically active nondriving male control group (n = 10). In 3 separate test sessions, speed, muscle strength, and endurance tests were performed. The rally drivers had higher (p < 0.05) grip, shoulder flexion, and ankle plantar flexion strength, as compared to the control group. The open-wheel drivers showed higher strengths (p < 0.05) than the controls in neck forces, grip,…