简介:2003年8月末,英国布兰兹哈奇。中国赛车手程丛夫在这里的赛道度过了一个积极的周末。他参加了第12轮和第13轮英国雷诺方程式锦标赛。程丛夫在两场比赛中都从31个发车点的中间起跑。比赛激烈,程丛夫开得不错,分别以21名和18名结束比赛。
简介:Naturaladultagingisassociatedwithmanyfunctionalimpairmentsofthehumanneuromuscularsystem.Oneofthemoreobservablealterationsisthelossofcontractilemusclemass,termedsarcopenia.Thelossofmusclemassoccursprimarilyduetoaprogressivelossofviablemotorunits,andaccompanyingatrophyofremainingmusclefibers.Notonlydoesthelossofmusclemasscontributetoimpairedfunctioninoldage,butalterationsinfibertypeandmyosinheavychainisoformexpressionalsocontributetoweaker,slower,andlesspowerfulcontractingmuscles.Thisreviewwillfocusonmotorunitlossassociatedwithnaturaladultaging,age-relatedfatigability,andtheage-relateddifferencesinstrengthacrosscontractilemuscleactions.
简介:Background:Thisprospectivestudyexploredtheeffectsofendurancerunning(ER)inminimalversusstandardrunningshoesonthefoot'ssuperficiallayerintrinsicmusclesandthefunctionofthelongitudinalarch.Ourhypothesiswasthatrunninginminimalshoeswouldcausehypertrophyinthesemusclesandleadtohigher,stronger,stifferarches.Methods:Thehypothesiswastestedusingasampleof33healthyrunnersrandomizedintotwogroups,acontrolgroupshodintraditionalrunningfootwearandanexperimentalgroupshodinminimalsupportfootwear,whosefeetwerescannedinanMRIbeforeandaftera12-weektrainingregime.Runningkinematicsaswellasarchstiffnessandheightwerealsoassessedbeforeandafterthetreatmentperiod.Results:Analysisofanatomicalcross-sectionalareasandmusclevolumesindicatethattheflexordigitommbrevismusclebecamelargerinbothgroupsby11%and21%,respectively,butonlytheminimallyshodrunnershadsignificantarealandvolumetricincreasesoftheabductordigitiminimiof18%and22%,respectively,andsignificantlyincreasedlongitudinalarchstiffness(60%).Conclusion:Theseresultssuggestthatendurancerunninginminimalsupportfootwearwith4mmoffsetorlessmakesgreateruseofthespringlikefunctionofthelongitudinalarch,thusleadingtogreaterdemandsontheintrinsicmusclesthatsupportthearch,therebystrengtheningthefoot.
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