Is There an Optimal Pole Length for Double Poling in Cross Country Skiing?

Abstract:

:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of pole length on energy cost and kinematics in cross country double poling. Seven sub-elite male athletes were tested using pole sets of different lengths (ranging between 77% and 98% of participants' body height). Tests were conducted on a treadmill, set to a 2% incline and an approximate racing speed. Poling forces, contact times, and oxygen uptake were measured throughout the testing. Pole length was positively correlated with ground contact time (r = .57, p < .001) and negatively correlated with poling frequency (r = -.48, p = .003). Pole length was also positively correlated with pole recovery time and propulsive impulse produced per poling cycle (r = .36, p = .031; r = .35, p = .042, respectively). Oxygen uptake and pole length were negatively correlated (r = -.51, p = .004). This acute study shows that increasing pole length for double poling in sub-elite cross country skiers under the given conditions seems to change the poling mechanics in distinct ways, resulting in a more efficient poling action by decreasing an athlete's metabolic cost.

journal_name

J Appl Biomech

authors

Onasch F,Killick A,Herzog W

doi

10.1123/jab.2016-0071

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-07-01 00:00:00

pages

197-202

issue

3

eissn

1065-8483

issn

1543-2688

journal_volume

33

pub_type

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