ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021
Muscle Belly Gearing Positively Affects the Force-Velocity and Power-Velocity Relationships During Explosive Dynamic Contractions.
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Abstract
Changes in muscle shape could play an important role during contraction allowing to circumvent some limits imposed by the fascicle force-velocity (F-V) and power-velocity (P-V) relationships. Indeed, during low-force high-velocity contractions, muscle belly shortening velocity could exceed muscle fascicles shortening velocity, allowing the muscles to operate at higher F-V and P-V potentials (i.e., at a higher fraction of maximal force/power in accordance to the F-V and P-V relationships). By using an ultrafast ultrasound, we investigated the role of muscle shape changes (vastus lateralis) in determining belly gearing (muscle belly velocity/fascicle velocity) and the explosive torque during explosive dynamic contractions (EDC) at angular accelerations ranging from 1000 to 4000°.s
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