Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #343

Training zones in competitive swimming: a biophysical approach

“This overall knowledge allows advancing toward more objective training programs and highlights the importance of systematic training control and swimmers’ evaluation and advice.“

Spatiotemporal walking performance in different settings: effects of walking speed and sex

“Particularly at slow speeds, spatiotemporal walking performance was different between the settings, suggesting that setting characteristics such as walkway boundary definition may significantly influence spatiotemporal walking performance.“

A 2D video-based assessment is associated with 3D biomechanical contributors to dynamic knee valgus in the coronal plane

“Along with the previously published scoring definitions for trunk-specific risk factors, the authors suggest that the MEDIAL criterion may be the most indicative of DKV, given an association with 3D biomechanical risk factors.“

Evolution of attack in handball when playing 7 vs. 6 with empty goal between 2020 and 2023: coaches’ perception vs. observational results

“The results obtained and analyzed allow us to state that coaches, despite agreeing that the 7 vs. 6 EG rule corresponds to an evolution of the game, defend changes to it.“

Cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness correlates in youth: a hierarchy of behavioral, contextual, and health-related outcomes

“Both body composition and sports-related characteristics emerged as the two most relevant factors of PF in youth.”