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Table of contents
ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. OVERVIEW
1.1. ADMIN
1.1.1. Attestation of authorship
1.1.2. Thesis publications
1.1.3. Co-authored publications relevant to the thesis
1.2. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.3. THESIS OVERVIEW
1.3.1. Thesis format
1.3.2. Thesis structure
1.4. CONTENTS
1.4.1. List of figures
1.4.2. List of tables
1.4.4. Uncommon abbreviations
2. SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
2.1. THE SPORT OF COMPETITIVE ALPINE SKIING
2.1.1. Overview
2.1.2. History
2.1.3. Competitive skiing
2.1.4. Performance
2.1.5. Competition and training schedules
2.1.6. Technology
2.1.7. Injury
2.2. SKIING PERFORMANCE AND FORCE OUTPUT
2.2.1. Prelude
2.2.2. Overview
2.2.3. Skiing performance
2.2.4. Force production and performance
2.2.5. Force-production characteristics
2.2.6. Measurement
2.3. FORCE-PRODUCTION CAPACITIES OF ALPINE SKIERS
2.3.1. Prelude
2.3.2. Overview
2.3.3. Physiological basis for force production
2.3.4. Evaluation of the force-capacity of the lower limbs
2.3.5. Force capacity in alpine skiers
2.3.6. Conclusions
2.4. THESIS AIMS
3. EXPERIMENTAL THEME 1: FORCE OUTPUT
3.1. FORCE OUTPUT IN GIANT-SLALOM SKIING: A PRACTICAL MODEL OF FORCE-APPLICATION EFFECTIVENESS
3.1.1. Abstract
3.1.2. Prelude
3.1.3. Introduction
3.1.4. Materials and methods
3.1.5. Results
3.1.6. Discussion
3.1.7. Conclusions
3.2. VALIDITY OF TURN-AVERAGED KINEMATICS IN ALPINE SKIING USING A LOW-COST REAL-TIME KINEMATIC (RTK)
SYSTEM
3.2.1. Abstract
3.2.2. Prelude
3.2.3. Introduction
3.2.4. Methods
3.2.5. Results
3.2.6. Discussion
3.2.7. Conclusions
4. EXPERIMENTAL THEME 2: FORCE CAPACITY
4.1. LOWER-LIMB FORCE-PRODUCTION CAPACITIES IN ALPINE SKI DISCIPLINES: EVIDENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FORCE-DOMINANT PROFILES
4.1.1. Abstract
4.1.2. Prelude
4.1.3. Introduction
4.1.4. Methods
4.1.5. Results
4.1.6. Discussion
4.1.7. Conclusions
4.2. THE EFFECT OF COUNTERMOVEMENT ON FORCE PRODUCTION DEPENDS ON EXTENSION VELOCITY: A STUDY OF ALPINE SKIERS & SPRINTERS
4.2.1. Abstract
4.2.2. Prelude
4.2.3. Introduction
4.2.4. Methods
4.2.5. Results
4.2.6. Discussion
4.2.7. Conclusions
4.2.8. Practical implications
4.3. STRENGTH-ENDURANCE ASSESSMENT IN ALPINE SKIERS: DOES TARGETING SPECIFIC FORCE-VELOCITY CONDITIONS & INTENSITY CHANGE OUR VIEW?
4.3.1. Abstract
4.3.2. Prelude
4.3.3. Introduction
4.3.4. Methods
4.3.5. Results
4.3.6. Discussion
4.3.7. Conclusions
5. PERSPECTIVES, PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, & CONCLUSIONS
5.1. PERSPECTIVES
5.1.1. Summary of thesis take-aways
5.1.2. Suggestions for future research
5.1.3. Reflections
5.2. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
5.2.1. Training implications
5.2.2. Testing
5.3. CONCLUSIONS
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
6.1. REFERENCES
7. APPENDICES
