Stretch-shortening cycle: a powerful model to study normal and fatigued muscle.
(2.) Nicol C, Avela J, Komi PV The
stretch-shortening cycle : a model to study naturally occurring neuromuscular fatigue.
Voluntary activation and mechanical performance of human triceps surae muscle after exhaustive
stretch-shortening cycle jumping exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology 91: 538-544.
The articles cover basic neuromuscular function; developments in mechanistic understanding of the "
Stretch-Shortening Cycle" of muscle functioning and its application in different areas of sport; and specific research tools and methodologies, including the recently developed methodologies of high speed ultrasonography and transmagnetic electrical stimulation.
Interaction between muscle stiffness and stretch reflex sensitivity after long-term
stretch-shortening cycle exercise.
During such
stretch-shortening cycle movements, energy is stored in the elastic parts of the MTU during the lengthening phase and then regained during the shortening phase (Biewener et al.
(12) Greater RFD is crucial for athletes who frequently use
stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) mechanisms to generate force rapidly.