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Development of lower leg strength and flexibility with the strength shoe
Two groups of six male track athletes were exposed to an eight-week training program either wearing a strength shoe (4-inch sole platform) or a normal shoe.
Specific workouts were for 45 min three times per week.
The shoe produced no benefit in
ankle joint dorsi-flexion, vertical leap, 40-yd dash, or calf circumference. The shoe produced shin splints.
Implication: Wearing a strength shoe did not improve performance or function in the lower leg. It was associated with the excessive use
injury of shin splints.
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| Notations: | training science social sciences |
| Published in: | The American Journal of Sports Medicine |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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| Online Access: | http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/3/445 |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 445-448 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |