Transition versus Continuous Slope Walking: Adaptation to Change Center of Mass Velocity in Young Men

Table 2

Mean (standard deviation) of ankle and knee joint peak power and work during UW and UDW.

Parameter	UW	UDW	value
Power (W/(BW Ht))
Peak positive ankle power	0.20 (0.05)	0.12 (0.04)	<0.01
Peak negative ankle power	0.03 (0.02)	0.05 (0.03)	0.271
Peak positive knee power	0.14 (0.06)	0.12 (0.04)	0.106
Peak negative knee power	0.17 (0.09)	0.29 (0.10)	<0.01
Work (J/(BW Ht))
Positive ankle work	0.023 (0.013)	0.013 (0.004)	<0.01
Negative ankle work	0.009 (0.004)	0.006 (0.003)	0.078
Positive knee work	0.030 (0.008)	0.027 (0.006)	0.065
Negative knee work	0.022 (0.011)	0.034 (0.009)	<0.01

Note. The asterisk () represents a significant difference between continuous uphill walking and up-down transition on a triangle-shaped slope ().