Exercise-induced changes in triceps surae tendon stiffness and muscle strength affect running economy in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1605-1615

  Albracht, Kirsten ^a   Arampatzis, Adamantios ^b  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Fascicle behavior running; Running economy; Tendon adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RUNNING;

EID: 84878264223     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2585-4     Document Type: Article

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