ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2019
The force-length-velocity potential of the human soleus muscle is related to the energetic cost of running.
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Abstract
According to the force-length-velocity relationships, the muscle force potential is determined by the operating length and velocity, which affects the energetic cost of contraction. During running, the human soleus muscle produces mechanical work through active shortening and provides the majority of propulsion. The trade-off between work production and alterations of the force-length and force-velocity potentials (i.e. fraction of maximum force according to the force-length-velocity curves) might mediate the energetic cost of running. By mapping the operating length and velocity of the soleus fascicles onto the experimentally assessed force-length and force-velocity curves, we investigated the association between the energetic cost and the force-length-velocity potentials during running. The fascicles operated close to optimal length (0.90 ± 0.10
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