Muscle performance during maximal isometric and dynamic contractions is influenced by the stiffness of the tendinous structures

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 986-994

  Bojsen Møller, Jens ^a,b   Magnusson, S Peter ^a   Rasmussen, Lars Raundahl ^a   Kjaer, Michael ^a   Aagaard, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Rate of torque development; Squat jump countermovement jump; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MECHANICS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TORQUE;

EID: 24044492237     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01305.2004     Document Type: Article

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