Influence of training background on the relationships between plantarflexor intrinsic stiffness and overall musculoskeletal stiffness during hopping

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Rabita, Giuseppe ^a   Couturier, Antoine ^a   Lambertz, Daniel ^b  

^a Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Elite jumpers; Hopping in place; Series elastic component; Spring mass model; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ERGOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRINSIC MUSCULOARTICULAR STIFFNESS; INTRINSIC MUSCULOTENDINOUS STIFFNESS; JUMPING; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; PLYOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COMPLIANCE; ELASTICITY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 43449115686     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0679-9     Document Type: Article

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