Review Article

Application of Leg, Vertical, and Joint Stiffness in Running Performance: A Literature Overview

Table 2

List of the studies on vertical stiffness during running.

AuthorsYearNumber of participantsSport backgroundMotor skill

Ache-Dias et al. [128]201818 ()Recreational runnersSubmaximal constant load running test on treadmill (6 min at 9 km/h)
Arampatzis et al. [62]199913 runnersNot mentionedRunning at 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, and 6.5 m/s
Bitchell et al. [97]2019 runnersIncremental running on treadmill
Brocherie et al. [81]20158 malesInternational football playersRAST test ( sprint)
Cavagna et al. [60]198810 malesUntrainedRunning at a variety of different constant velocities (range of very low velocities)
Cavagna et al. [63]2005Not mentionedRunning at different velocities (from 5.2 to 20.5 km/h)
Cherif et al. [77]201721 malesHealthy and active sprints on treadmill
Choukou et al. [106]20128 malesSprinters competing at the regional level100 m sprint
Cronin and Rumpf [69]201416 malesYoung athletes30 m sprint on treadmill
Dal Pupo et al. [107]201721 malesFutsal players10 m sprint
Dalleau et al. [74]19988 malesHealthyRunning on treadmill (4 min at a velocity corresponding to 90% of the )
Dutto and Smith [76]2002Well-trained runnersRunning on treadmill to exhaustion at a velocity corresponding to 80% of the
Farley and González [33]19964 malesExperienced treadmill runnersRunning on treadmill at 2.5 m/s (while using a range of stride frequencies from 26% below to 36% above the preferred stride frequency)
Ferris et al. [88]19996 femalesHealthy17 m running at 3.0 m/s
Ferris et al. [87]19985 humansNot mentionedRunning at 5 m/s
Fourchet et al. [102]201511 malesHighly trained middle-distance runnersRunning on treadmill to exhaustion at a velocity corresponding to 95% of the
García-Pinillos et al. [103]202022 malesEndurance runners60 min running on treadmill
García-Pinillos et al. [66]201922 malesNovice and elite endurance runnersIncremental running on treadmill at 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 km/h
Gindre et al. [83]2016Healthy and active50 m running at 3.3, 4.2, and 5.0 m/s
Giovanelli et al. [172]201712 malesUltraendurance runners6 h running “6 ore Città di Buttrio”
Giovanelli et al. [95]201618 malesUltraendurance runners“Supermaratona dell’Etna”
Girard et al. [150]201513 malesTeam and racket sport background sprints on treadmill
Girard et al. [80]201720 malesField hockey players running on treadmill at 115% of the
Girard et al. [57]201714 malesRecreationally intermittent sports
Girard et al. [56]201611 malesPhysical education students practicing a field sport100, 200, and 400 m sprint on treadmill
Girard et al. [79]201116 malesRecreational team or racket sports athletes sprints
Girard et al. [96]201718 malesPhysical education students800 m running
Girard et al. [91]201012 triathletesHighly and well-trained triathletes5000 m running at self-selected velocity
Girard et al. [93]201312 malesNational level triathletes5000 m running at self-selected velocity
Girard et al. [78]201113 malesYoung soccer players sprints
Hayes and Caplan [101]20146 runnersSubelite middle-distance runnersRunning on treadmill to exhaustion at velocity corresponding to
He et al. [61]19914 malesHealthyRunning on treadmill at 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 m/s
Heise and Martin [75]199816 malesRecreational runners15 m running at 3.35 m/s
Hobara et al. [64]20108 malesWell-trained sprinters and runners400 m sprint
Hunter [157]2003Not mentioned10 min running on treadmill at self-selected velocity
Hunter and Smith [105]2007Recreational runners1 h running on treadmill at constant velocity
Joseph et al. [148]201320 malesVarious sports10 m running at 3.35 m/s
Joseph et al. [121]201420 malesVarious sports10 m running at 3.35 m/s
Kuitunen et al. [59]200210 malesSprintersSprint at 70%, 80%, 90%, and maximal velocity
Lorimer et al. [53]201812 malesWell-trained triathletes2 min running on treadmill at 3.0, 3.3, 3.7, and 4.2 m/s
Lum et al. [129]201914 malesModerately trained endurance runners10 km running on treadmill at 10 km/h and 12 km/h
Luhtanen and Komi [156]19806 athletesTrack and field athletesRunning at 40%, 60%, 80%, and maximal velocity
Lussiana et al. [85]201758 maleRecreational runners5 min running on treadmill at 12 km/h
McMahon et al. [82]19876 malesHealthy30 m constant velocity running
Meur et al. [94]2013Elite triathletesPerformance of each participant was examined during the running section of the World Triathlon Grand Final
Meyers et al. [67]2019375 boysBiweekly physical education classes30 m sprint
Meyers et al. [71]2016189 boysBiweekly physical education classes30 m sprint
Meyers et al. [72]2017344 boysBiweekly physical education classes35 m sprint
Monte et al. [65]2017Elite and intermediate sprinters80 m sprint with different stride frequencies (preferred and +15%, +30%, −15%, and −30% of the self-selected)
Monte et al. [68]202032 malesEndurance runners6 min running on treadmill at theoretical half-marathon running velocity
Morin et al. [139]2005
Morin et al. [55]20068 malesPhysical education students100 m sprint
Morin et al. [92]201211 malesPhysically active physical education studentsRunning on treadmill at 10 and 20 km/h
Nagahara and Zushi [127]20179 malesSprinter, 2 jumpers, 5 pole vaulters, and a decathlete60 m sprint
Pappas et al. [147]201422 malesHealthy physical education studentsRunning on treadmill at 4.44 m/s
Paradisis et al. [58]201950 malesSubelite sprinters35 m sprint
Rabita et al. [100]201312 malesRunnersRunning to exhaustion at constant velocity corresponding to
Rabita et al. [99]2011Elite triathletesRunning to exhaustion at a velocity corresponding to 95% of the
Rogers et al. [86]201711 malesHighly trained middle-distance runners50 m sprint
Roschel et al. [130]201515 humansRecreational runnersSubmaximal running tests on treadmill (10 min at 12 km/h and 90% ventilatory threshold intensity)
Rumpf et al. [73]201532 childrenPhysically active and trained a minimum of two times per week30 m sprint on treadmill
Rumpf et al. [70]201374 boysPhysically active30 sprint on treadmill
Stafilidis and Arampatzis [90]200710 malesExperienced sprinters60 m sprint
Vincent et al. [146]2020Recreational runnersRunning on treadmill at self-selected velocity
Yin et al. [109]202078 malesHealthy amateur runners15 m running at 3.3 m/s