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Does Core Strength Training Influence Kinetic Efficiency, Lower Extremity Stability, And 5000m Performance In Runners?, Kimitake Sato, Monique Mokha
Does Core Strength Training Influence Kinetic Efficiency, Lower Extremity Stability, And 5000m Performance In Runners?, Kimitake Sato, Monique Mokha
South Florida Education Research Conference
Context: Core strength training (CST) has been popular in the fitness industry for a decade. Although strong core muscles are believed to enhance athletic performance, only few scientific studies have been conducted to identify the effectiveness of CST on improving athletic performance.
Objective: Identify the effects of a 6-wk CST on running kinetics, lower extremity stability, and running performance in recreational and competitive runners.
Design and Setting: A test-retest, randomized control design was used to assess the effect of CST and no CST on ground reaction force (GRF), lower extremity stability scores, and running performance.
Participants: Twenty-eight healthy adults (age, …