Contribution of the tendinous tissue to force enhancement during stretch-shortening cycle exercise depends on the prestretch and concentric phase intensities

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 423-431

  Ishikawa, Masaki ^a   Komi, Paavo V ^a   Finni, Taija ^a   Kuitunen, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drop jump; Elastic energy; Muscle fiber; Optic fiber; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 33747859622     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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