Modulation of stretch activation influences the stretch‐shortening cycle effect in in vivo human knee extensors [PDF]
Physiological ReportsThis study investigated the effects of progressively increasing voluntary activation during the stretch phase on force and work production in the stretch‐shortening cycle (SSC) of human knee extensors.
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The effect of stretch–shortening magnitude and muscle–tendon unit length on performance enhancement in a stretch–shortening cycle [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Stretch-induced residual force enhancement (rFE) is associated with increased performance in a stretch–shortening cycle (SSC). Although the influence of different range of motions and muscle–tendon unit lengths has been investigated in pure stretch-hold ...
Martin Groeber +2 more
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Force depression following a stretch-shortening cycle is independent of stretch peak force and work performed during shortening [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 The steady-state isometric force following active muscle shortening or lengthening is smaller (force depression; FD) or greater (residual force enhancement; RFE) than a purely isometric contraction at the corresponding length. The mechanisms behind these
Rafael Fortuna +4 more
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Effect of Preactivation on Torque Enhancement by the Stretch-Shortening Cycle in Knee Extensors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The stretch-shortening cycle is one of the most interesting topics in the field of sport sciences, because the performance of human movement is enhanced by the stretch-shortening cycle (eccentric contraction).
Atsuki Fukutani, Jun Misaki, Tadao Isaka
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Stretch Shortening Cycle in Childhood [PDF]
Procedia, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 AbstractThe examination of stretch shortening cycle (SSC) in children became an interesting topic for research during the past years as it provides an important insight into the functioning of the neuromuscular system. This paper presents several studies related to children and their ability to jump.
Dimitrios A Patikas
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The Importance of Impact Loading and the Stretch Shortening Cycle for Spaceflight Countermeasures [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Pronounced muscle and bone losses indicate that the musculoskeletal system suffers substantially from prolonged microgravity. A likely reason for these detrimental adaptations in the lower extremity is the lack of impact loading and the difficulty to ...
Markus Gruber +3 more
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Age- and gender-related development of stretch shortening cycle during a sub-maximal hopping task [PDF]
Biology of Sport, 2016 The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of age and gender (and their interaction) on a stretch shortening cycle solicited during a hopping task.
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Factors of force potentiation induced by stretch-shortening cycle in plantarflexors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Muscle force is potentiated by countermovement; this phenomenon is called stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) effect. In this study, we examined the factors strongly related to SSC effect in vivo, focusing on tendon elongation, preactivation, and residual ...
Atsuki Fukutani +2 more
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The stretch-shortening cycle effect is not associated with cortical or spinal excitability modulations. [PDF]
J PhysiolAbstract It is unclear whether cortical and spinal excitability modulations contribute to enhanced SSC performance. Therefore, this study investigated cortical and spinal excitability modulations during and following shortening of stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) contractions compared with pure shortening (SHO ...
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Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Architecture Is Altered After Exhaustive Stretch-Shortening Cycle Exercise [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Muscle architecture is an important component of muscle function, and recent studies have shown changes in muscle architecture with fatigue. The stretch-shortening cycle is a natural way to study human locomotion, but little is known about how muscle ...
Adam Kositsky +2 more
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