ArticleFrontiers in physiology2018
Effect of Training-Induced Changes in Achilles Tendon Stiffness on Muscle-Tendon Behavior During Landing.
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- Mechanical, Material and Morphological Adaptations of Healthy Lower Limb Tendons to Mechanical Loading: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
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- The effect of exercise training modalities on the morphological and mechanical properties of the achilles tendon: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Effects of an exercise program on calf muscle characteristics in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine · 2025Observational
- Patellar tendon adaptations to resistance training in young women using combined oral contraceptives.PeerJ · 2025Article
- Optimizing Resistance Training for Sprint and Endurance Athletes: Balancing Positive and Negative Adaptations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
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- In Vivo Strain Patterns in the Achilles Tendon During Dynamic Activities: A Comprehensive Survey of the Literature.Sports medicine - open · 2023Review
- Muscle-tendon unit design and tuning for power enhancement, power attenuation, and reduction of metabolic cost.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Review
- Tendon length estimates are influenced by tracking location.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Article
- Study of the Kinetics of the Determinants of Performance During a Mountain Ultramarathon: Multidisciplinary Protocol of the First Trail Scientifique de Clécy 2021.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Effects of plyometric training on muscle-tendon mechanical properties and behavior of fascicles during jumping.Physiological reports · 2021Article
- Muscle in Variable Gravity: "I Do Not Know Where I Am, But I Know What to Do".Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Substantial Achilles adaptation following strength training has no impact on tendon function during walking.PloS one · 2021Article
- Sonoelastographic Findings in Clubfeet.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Skeletal Muscle Shape Change in Relation to Varying Force Requirements Across Locomotor Conditions.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Neuromechanics of Dynamic Balance Tasks in the Presence of Perturbations.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Electromyographic Evidence of Excessive Achilles Tendon Elongation During Isometric Contractions After Achilles Tendon Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
- Changes in joint, muscle, and tendon stiffness following repeated hopping exercise.Physiological reports · 2019Article
- Anterior subject positioning affects the maximal exerted isometric plantar flexion moment.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
During rapid deceleration of the body, tendons buffer part of the elongation of the muscle-tendon unit (MTU), enabling safe energy dissipation via eccentric muscle contraction. Yet, the influence of changes in tendon stiffness within the physiological range upon these lengthening contractions is unknown. This study aimed to examine the effect of training-induced stiffening of the Achilles tendon on triceps surae muscle-tendon behavior during a landing task. Twenty-one male subjects were assigned to either a 10-week resistance-training program consisting of single-leg isometric plantarflexion (
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