Dynamics of indirect symptoms of skeletal muscle damage after stretch-shortening exercise

A Skurvydas, S Sipaviciene, G Krutulyte… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Healthy untrained men (age 20.4±1.7 years, n= 20) volunteered to participate in an
experiment in order to establish dynamics of indirect symptoms of skeletal muscle damage …

Acute and prolonged reduction in joint stiffness in humans after exhausting stretch-shortening cycle exercise

S Kuitunen, J Avela, H Kyröläinen, C Nicol… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
The purpose of the present study was to examine the acute and long-term fatigue effects of
exhausting stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) exercise on the stiffness of ankle and knee joints …

[HTML][HTML] The time-course of voluntary and electrically evoked muscle performance during and after stretch-shortening exercise is different

A Skurvydas, G Mamkus, V Dudonienė… - Journal of sports …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of the study was to establish the dynamics of maximal voluntary contraction force
(MVCF), height of drop jump (DJ) and electrically evoked quadriceps muscle force at …

Effect of age on metabolic fatigue and on indirect symptoms of skeletal muscle damage after stretch-shortening exercise

A Skurvydas, V Streckis, D Mickeviciene… - Journal of sports …, 2006 - search.proquest.com
The purpose of this study was to establish the main differences between men (M) and
adolescents (A)(males) in metabolic fatigue and damage induced by exercise performed at …

Reduced stretch reflex sensitivity and muscle stiffness after long-lasting stretch-shortening cycle exercise in humans

J Avela, PV Komi - European journal of applied physiology and …, 1998 - Springer
It has been suggested that during repeated long-term stretch-shortening cycle (SSC)
exercise the decreased neuromuscular function may result partly from alterations in stiffness …

Monitoring markers of muscle damage during a 3 week periodized drop-jump exercise programme

S Kamandulis, A Skurvydas, A Snieckus… - Journal of Sports …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to examine changes in indirect markers of muscle damage during
3 weeks of stretch–shortening exercise with a progressively increasing load and continued …

Interaction between muscle stiffness and stretch reflex sensitivity after long‐term stretch‐shortening cycle exercise

J Avela, PV Komi - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The short latency stretch‐reflex component (M1) and its interactions with muscle stiffness
and with muscle performance were investigated before and after long‐term stretch …

Acute effects of stretching on muscle stiffness after a bout of exhaustive eccentric exercise

R Torres, HJ Appell, JA Duarte - International journal of sports …, 2007 - thieme-connect.com
With the aim to analyze the influence of stretching on muscle stiffness after eccentric
exercise, 30 young men (18-32 years old), were divided into three groups: STR, undergoing …

Reduced reflex sensitivity persists several days after long-lasting stretch-shortening cycle exercise

J Avela, H Kyrolainen, PV Komi… - Journal of applied …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
The mechanisms related to the acute and delayed secondary impairment of the stretch reflex
function were investigated after long-lasting stretch-shortening cycle exercise. The results …

[HTML][HTML] Neural and mechanical responses of the triceps surae muscle group after 1 h of repeated fast passive stretches

J Avela, T Finni, T Liikavainio… - Journal of Applied …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Experiments were carried out to examine interaction between mechanical changes of the
muscletendon unit and reduced reflex sensitivity after repeated and prolonged passive …