TY - JOUR
T1 - World-record rope skipping performance
AU - Foster, C.
AU - Anholm, J. D.
AU - Guten, G. N.
N1 - The authors studied a world-champion rope skipper to see what characteristics contribute to his superior performance and to compare him with other world-class athletes. Carl FosterThe authors work in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Mount Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee. Drs.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The authors studied a world-champion rope skipper to see what characteristics contribute to his superior performance and to compare him with other world-class athletes. The results of this investigation indicate that great aerobic power is not essential for world-record rope skipping performance. Strong and flexible muscles, low weight and fat, a high percentage of slow twitch muscle fibers, and a low relative cost-to-effort ratio contribute to success in this event. Thus, skill, efficiency, and a well-trained cardiovascular system make up the champion.
AB - The authors studied a world-champion rope skipper to see what characteristics contribute to his superior performance and to compare him with other world-class athletes. The results of this investigation indicate that great aerobic power is not essential for world-record rope skipping performance. Strong and flexible muscles, low weight and fat, a high percentage of slow twitch muscle fibers, and a low relative cost-to-effort ratio contribute to success in this event. Thus, skill, efficiency, and a well-trained cardiovascular system make up the champion.
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U2 - 10.1080/00913847.1980.11948562
DO - 10.1080/00913847.1980.11948562
M3 - Article
SN - 0091-3847
VL - 8
SP - 65
EP - 71
JO - Physician and Sportsmedicine
JF - Physician and Sportsmedicine
IS - 2
ER -