Table 2. Summary of kinetic and kinematic parameters of experiment 1. Data are means ( SD).
Parameters
Units
Elites
Sub-elites
Reaction Time (RT)
ms
172 (30)*
194 (26)
Front Force Duration (FFD)
ms
370 (18)*
405 (40)
Rear Force Duration (RFD)
ms
370 (18)
268 (58)
Total Block Time (TBT)
ms
399 (21)*
422 (33)
Time to Front Peak Force (TFPF)
ms
216 (42)
260 (39)
Time to Rear Peak Force (TRFP)
ms
124 (17)*
119 (20)
Front Force at Hands onset (FFH onset)
N
1548 (333)
1440 (118)
Rear Force at Hands onset (RFH onset)
N
1274 (108)
1303 (166)
Front Peak Force (FPF)
N
1685 (490)
1735 (333)
Rear Peak Force (RPF)
N
1430 (431)*
940 (255)
Delay between Rear and Front force onset (DRF onset)
ms
26 (17)
22 (34)
Delay between end of Rear and Front force offset (DRF offset)
ms
140 (26)*
173 (23)
Mean First Step Velocity (FSV)
cm·s-1
188 (15)*
167 (17)
Mean Second Step Velocity (SSV)
cm·s-1
220 (11)
206 (25)
First Step peak Acceleration (FSA)
cm·s-2
1132 (76)
1278 (182)
Second Step peak Acceleration (SSA)
cm·s-2
942 (77)
859 (92)
CM Velocity at Rear offset (CMVR offset)
cm·s-1
328 (19)
312 (30)
CM Velocity at Front offset (CMVF offset)
cm·s-1
239 (25)
219 (32)
CM Acceleration at Hands onset (CMAH onset)
cm·s-2
1807 (201)*
1606 (158)
CM peak Acceleration at Front offset (CMAF offset)
cm·s-2
1161 (220)*
1036 (273)
CM peak Acceleration at Rear offset (CMAR offset)
cm·s-2
1149 (193)*
1047 (229)
* Significantly different at p < 0.05.