Esta dissertação teve como objetivo descrever e analisar a trajetória esportiva da atleta Adrian Gomes na ginástica artística considerando sua atuação no cenário nacional e internacional. Para tanto, a pesquisa está fundamentada teórica e metodologicamente na História Oral a partir da variante da História de Vida. Como fontes, foram utilizadas entrevistas com a atleta, técnicos/as da modalidade, ginastas e familiares que tiveram envolvimento na sua trajetória e que pudessem auxiliar na construção da narrativa. As entrevistas foram cotejadas com outras fontes como reportagens, livros, artigos acadêmicos e atlas esportivos. A análise de conteúdo foi utilizada como ferramenta analítica, considerando as etapas de pré-análise, exploração do material empírico e tratamento dos dados. A análise se apresenta na forma de três estudos independentes interligados que dão conta de narrar a trajetória esportiva de Adrian Gomes. O primeiro estudo discute a participação dos/as ginastas gaúchos/as nos Jogos Olímpicos. O segundo estudo aborda a primeira fase da carreira da ginasta. E o terceiro e último estudo trata sobre a retomada da atleta na ginástica, após um período sem treinar, e o ponto alto de sua trajetória, a convocação para a seleção brasileira e a participação nos Jogos Olímpicos de 2012. Foi possível constatar através da trajetória da Adrian aspectos relacionados à ginástica no Rio Grande do Sul, assim como questões específicas de sua trajetória. / This dissertation had the objective to describe and analyze Adrian Gomes’ sports career in the artistic gymnastics, taking into consideration her role in national and international scenarios. Therefore, this research is theorically and methodologically founded in Life History as variant of Oral History. The sources used are interviews made with the athlete, artistic gymnastics coaches, gymnasts and relatives that have been involved in her career and that could assist in this work development. The interviews were compared with other sources such as press reports, books, academic articles and sports atlas. Content analysis was used as analytical tool, taking into consideration the stages of pre-analysis, exploration of empirical material and data processing. The analysis is presented in the form of three independent but entwined studies that tell Adrian Gomes’ sports career. The first study discusses the participation of gymnasts from Rio Grande do Sul in the Olympic Games. The second one talks about the first stage of Adrian Gomes’ career. The third and last study is about the athlete’s return to gymnastics, her career apogee, and her participation in 2012 Olympic Games. By means of Adrian’s career, it was possible to evidence aspects related to gymnastics in Rio Grande do Sul as well as specific issues of her career.

Context: There has been recent speculation that the intrinsic muscles of the foot may play a larger role in lower extremity control and injury than previously believed. Multiple studies have shown that certain intrinsic muscles increase in size and strength after transitioning to minimalist shoe running, theoretically decreasing injury risk. There are currently no studies that examine the effect that training barefoot has in other athletic populations. Objective: Our purpose was to compare the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle size and strength in gymnasts (who predominantly train barefoot) and cheerleaders (who predominantly train shod). Another purpose was to measure time to stability for both groups shod and unshod. Design: Observational study. Setting: Human Performance Laboratory. Participants: 16 collegiate gymnasts (height = 159.3 ± 4.9cm, weight = 56.7 ± 4.3kg) and 16 collegiate cheerleaders (height = 161.9 ± 5.4cm, weight = 58.7 ± 7.1kg) volunteered for this study. Main Outcome Measure(s): The muscle size of 6 intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot were measured using ultrasound, toe flexor strength, as assessed using a custom-made dynamometer, and time to stability following a drop landing, as assessed using ground reaction force data collected with force plates. Results: There were no significant group differences in great toe flexor strength (p = 0.274), lateral toe flexor strength (p = 0.824), or any of the time to stability conditions (p = 0.086 – 0.90). Only one muscle, fibularis longus, was significantly bigger in gymnasts than cheerleaders (p = 0.017) Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the barefoot training of gymnasts may not have as large of an impact on the foot musculature and strength as running barefoot or in minimalist shoes has on these factors.

Abstract available in the Medicine and Sciences in Sports and Exercise.

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In gymnastics, females are often afflicted with lower extremity injuries during the landing phase of a backward rotating skill. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of using a drop landing and backward somersault landing to compare and contrast the kinetic and kinematic differences between the two tasks in order to determine if a drop landing is a suitable representative task to analyze when examining landing injury mechanisms. Eleven female NCAA Division I gymnasts (age 19.3 ± 0.9 yrs; body height 1.66 ± 0.05 m; body mass 61.36 ± 6.02 kg) were recruited to perform drop landings and backward somersaults. Two force plates along with a 3D movement analysis system were used to collect kinetic and kinematic data. A repeated measures ANOVA was used to examine the differences in the variables with the significance level set at 0.05. There were mechanical differences and significance found between the peak vertical ground reaction forces, loading rate, kinetic and kinematic variables in the sagittal and frontal planes during the two tasks. It is evident that results may underestimate the effect of gymnastics landing impacts on risk of lower extremity injury because of the mechanical differences and significance found between the two tasks. / Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only.

Thesis (M.S.)--Auburn University, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-77).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, Dec., 2009. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Springfield College, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

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There is no common opinion, if the final height of female artistic gymnasts is jeopardized due to excessive training from early childhood. The aim of this master thesis is to compare a trend in human height of artistic gymnasts in three consecutive generations. Auxologic and related information were obtained from 49 elite artistic gymnasts via questionnaire. All were the members of national team. We figured out that artistic gymnasts are statistically smaller than their same-age peers. However, all of them have reached their genetically determined growth potential. The final height of artistic gymnasts across generations was increasing as well as the average female population. According to growth charts, constitutional delay is typical for artistic gymnasts. The age of menarche was statistically higher in the two youngest generations in comparison with the average age of their peers. According to our results, artistic gymnasts are not smaller due to excessive training from childhood, but on the grounds of genetic predisposition for small stature, which is favorable for this sport. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)