Contribution of Trunk Muscularity on Sprint Run

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how the trunk muscularity is related to sprint running performance. In 23 youth soccer players, the cross-sectional images at the mid level of each of L1–L2, L2–L3, L3–L4, L4–L5, and L5–S1 were obtained using magnetic resonance imaging to determine the cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of rectus abdominis, oblique, psoas major, quadratus lumborum and erector spinae muscles. The times taken to sprint over 20 m were measured, and the mean velocity of running was calculated for each of the 2 distances (V_10 m and V_20 m) and for the distance from 10 m to 20 m (V_10–20 m). The CSA values of the 5 slice levels for all muscles except for the quadratus lumborum and those of the 3 slice levels (L1–L2, L2–L3 and L3–L4) for the quadratus lumborum were averaged and expressed relative to the two-third power of body mass (CSA/BM^2/3). The CSA/BM^2/3 values of the erector spinae and quadratus lumborum were selected as significant contributors to predict V_10 m (R ² =0.450), V_20 m (R ² =0.504) and V_10–20 m (R ² =0.420). The current results indicate that the muscularity of the erector spinae and quadratus lumborum contributes to achieving a high performance in sprint running over distances of less than 20 m.

Key words

muscle CSA - erector spinae - quadratus lumborum - youth soccer players

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