Whereas a variety of pre-exercise activities have been incorporated as part of a “warm-up”
prior to work, combat, and athletic activities for millennia, the inclusion of static stretching …

Gutiérrez-Vargas, R, Martín-Rodríguez, S, Sánchez-Ureña, B, Rodríguez-Montero, A, Salas-
Cabrera, J, Gutiérrez-Vargas, JC, Simunic, B, and Rojas-Valverde, D. Biochemical and …

A muscle's performance is influenced by where it operates on its force–length (F–L) curve.
Here we explore how activation and tendon compliance interact to influence muscle …

During isometric contractions, the optimal length of skeletal muscles increases with
decreasing activation. The underlying mechanism for this phenomenon is thought to be …

Age-related alterations of skeletal muscle are numerous and present inconsistently, and the
effect of their interaction on contractile performance can be nonintuitive. Hill-type muscle …

Soccer is a very popular sport, which has been widely investigated. However, little is known
about the effects of congested fixture periods on muscle mechanical responses since access …

Much of our understanding of in vivo skeletal muscle properties is based on studies
performed under maximal activation, which is problematic because muscles are rarely …

This study was undertaken to determine if fiber arrangement was responsible for differences
in the whole muscle mechanical properties. Experiments were carried out in situ in blood …

Many movements use stretch-shortening cycles of a muscle-tendon unit (MTU) for storing
and releasing elastic energy. The required stretching of medial gastrocnemius (MG) …

Based on morphology, NB Marshall identified cusk-eels (family Ophidiidae) as one of the
chief sound-producing groups on the continental slope. Due to food scarcity, we …