ArticleFrontiers in physiology2017
Influence of Joint Angle on Residual Force Enhancement in Human Plantar Flexors.
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- Residual force enhancement in human skeletal muscles: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Pooled it
- Residual force enhancement is not altered while force depression is amplified at the cellular level in old age.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Eccentric muscle contractions: from single muscle fibre to whole muscle mechanics.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2023Review
- The Influence of Hip and Knee Joint Angles on Quadriceps Muscle-Tendon Unit Properties during Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Residual force enhancement is affected more by quadriceps muscle length than stretch amplitude.eLife · 2022Article
- Residual force enhancement in humans: Is there a true non-responder?Physiological reports · 2021Article
- The effect of stretch-shortening magnitude and muscle-tendon unit length on performance enhancement in a stretch-shortening cycle.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Force enhancement in the human vastus lateralis is muscle-length-dependent following stretch but not during stretch.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Evidence for Muscle Cell-Based Mechanisms of Enhanced Performance in Stretch-Shortening Cycle in Skeletal Muscle.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Review
- Pre-activation affects the effect of stretch-shortening cycle by modulating fascicle behavior.Biology open · 2019Article
- Predictors of residual force enhancement in voluntary contractions of elbow flexors.Journal of sport and health science · 2018Article
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Abstract
Compared to pure isometric contractions, isometric muscle force at a given length is larger when the eccentric contraction is conducted before the isometric contraction. This phenomenon is widely known as residual force enhancement, and has been confirmed consistently in isolated muscle experiments. The purpose of this study was to confirm whether residual force enhancement also occurs in human plantar flexors and to examine its joint angle dependence. Eleven men participated in this study. Isometric joint torque was measured in a Control trial (pure isometric contraction) and Residual force enhancement (RFE) trial (isometric contraction after eccentric contraction) at plantar flexion 0° (Short condition) and dorsiflexion 15° (Long condition). Fascicle length and pennation angle of the medial gastrocnemius were measured simultaneously to evaluate the influence of architectural parameters on isometric joint torque. Isometric joint torque observed in the Short condition was not significantly different between the Control and RFE trials (Control: 42.9 ± 8.0 Nm, RFE: 45.1 ± 8.4 Nm) (
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