Novice Cyclists Using Shorter Crank Lengths Produced Greater Power at Same V̇O2

College of Professional Studies

Compared to trained runners, novice runners employ lower stride frequencies and shorter stride lengths as they run at lower speeds vs trained runners. Novice cyclists may benefit from a similar paradigm, utilizing shorter crank lengths as an analog to the lower stride frequencies and shorter stride lengths used by novice runners. The purpose was to determine the impact of short crank arms on novice cyclist’s performance and comfort during a bout of moderate intensity cycling. Data analysis and conclusion will be included on poster.

Nowhere 2 Go Humboldt

Jasmine Guerra, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Nowhere 2 Go Humboldt is a multi-media storytelling project which interviews and photographs people who are criminalized and displaced in Humboldt County.

On-Campus Student Physical Activity and Community Explooration During COVID-19

College of Professional Studies

Conducting this research study to learn more about how on-campus students participate in physical activity and explore the local community. You are invited to participate in this survey if you are a student at HSU and live on campus. Your part in this study involves responding to a 10-minute online survey on Survey Monkey about your current participation in physical activity and community engagement. Your participation in this study is voluntary. Risks and Benefits: There are minimal possible risks involved for participants. You may feel uncomfortable answering questions about your physical activity participation.

Optimizing Resistance During Multiple-Set Weight Training to Increase Training Volume for Rural Firefighters

College of Professional Studies

We hypothesized that a greater training volume would be produced using a training protocol where resistance is decreased with each set (DR) compared to a constant resistance (CR) protocol. In order to develop DRs, we used the subject's fatigue ratio (using an individualized regression equation) from a CR training protocol where the number of repetitions declines with each set. 20 active-duty male firefighters (mean±SD, age = 32± 7yr, height = 180±5 cm, body mass = 96±16 kg, fire service = 9±7 yr) completed 4 sets at 65% of their 1RM CR and DR bench press, lat pulldown, and leg press exercises to failure with 30 second rest intervals.

Outgroup Influence

College of Professional Studies

The research reveals the complex dynamics of intergroup context, particularly with the presence of extreme outgroups in comparison to moderate outgroups. Results supported the hypothesis that the presence of an extreme outgroup might pull perceivers’ perceptions more negative, possibly because it reminds them of the intergroup comparison process. In addition, results supported the hypothesis of lower perceptions of warmth than competence for relevant outgroups. The work has implications for many social and political situations where individuals may change their opinions of groups in a similar manner based on the presence of extreme outgroups in comparison to relevant and moderate outgroups.

Parents Before Prisoners: Maintaining Connection Throughout Separation

College of Professional Studies

The complexity of the Child Welfare System has left Humboldt County Correctional Facility (HCCF) incarcerated parents voicing their confusion of the system specifically regarding how to reach case plan objectives in an institution that offers limited family reunification services. The collective project, Parents Before Prisoners: Maintaining Connection Throughout Separation, aimed to address this matter by creating a resource guide for HCCF parents, that not only explains the child welfare system, but also contains a curriculum that can be used to reach case plan objectives.

Pathways to Healing: A Cultural Identity Development Curriculum

College of Professional Studies

With the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria’s Ts’ Denoni Youth Program, I developed a curriculum that covers cultural teachings such as ceremony protocol, regalia, Tribal histories, gender roles, etc. This curriculum focuses on the following: (1) for youth and their families to familiarize themselves with the local Tribal histories, ceremony protocol, regalia, basketry, etc., (2) to help Native youth and families become more comfortable in their own cultural knowledge and identity, and (3) provide a foundation of local cultural knowledge that our youth and families can pass down to the next generation, to help create a cycle of healing.

Performance Profile For Tabata Intermittent Trainning on Treadmill

College of Professional Studies

This study investigated the effect of four supramaximal intensities (110%, 130%, 150%, and 170% of VO2max) on number of Tabata bouts performed by recreationally trained men (mean age = 22.27 ± 1.74 years, height = 1.72 ± 0.07m, mass = 78.74 ± 15.77kg) were assigned the four intensities in a counterbalanced order. HR, stride frequency, and number of bouts were measured during each testing session. Given that ideal number of Tabata bouts is ~8, results suggested that intensities ranging between 130% and 150% were optimal. The number of bouts outside this range were found to be too high or too low what is deemed normal.

Physical Education Teacher Burnout

Nelson Na, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Physical Education aims to educate students in Physical Education. The understanding of physical competence will enable knowledge of safety and movement. Physical Education (PE) aims to develop students' understanding of PE as an active, healthy lifestyle. This will allow students to learn and cooperate with the instructor to develop their motor skills, gain knowledge, and understand their behavior and physical activity in class—the main reason this is so serious for teachers is that it leads to burnout in PE. There is a lack of resources within the field of PE, and the school cannot provide enough money within the field.

Physical Fitness Characteristics of Rural Firefighters on the Northern Coast of California

College of Professional Studies

PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the health-related physical fitness status of rural firefighters. CONCLUSIONS:Exercise programs for firefighters should focus on improving flexibility and body composition, while maintaining muscular strength and aerobic fitness to meet the demands of firefighting.