Effects of plyometric training on both active and passive parts of the plantarflexors series elastic component stiffness of muscle-tendon complex

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-548

  Fouré, Alexandre ^a   Nordez, Antoine ^a   McNair, Peter ^b   Cornu, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Achilles Tendon; Cross sectional area; Jump training; Muscle architecture; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; TORQUE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; RUNNING; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951958772     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1667-4     Document Type: Article

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