Purpose The present study aimed to test if a long-term passive stretching training causes adaptations of the medial gastroc-nemius architecture and the Achilles tendon (AT) tangent modulus.Methods A total of 20 males ...Purpose The present study aimed to test if a long-term passive stretching training causes adaptations of the medial gastroc-nemius architecture and the Achilles tendon (AT) tangent modulus.Methods A total of 20 males took part in the study.The stretching group (n =12),performed stretching exercises for the plantar flexors for 10 weeks,4-5 times a week,which comprised two static positions sustained twice each during 30 s.Results For the stretching group,maximum dorsiflexion angle,peak passive torque,and muscle-tendon unit maximum length significantly increased after training.No other differences were found related to muscle architecture and AT tangent modulus.Conclusion Joint amplitude gain after a long-term stretching of the triceps surae was not accompanied by structural or mechanical changes of the medial gastrocnemius and AT tendon,and seems to reflect an increasing stretch tolerance level.展开更多
基金financial support of FAPERJ(Rio de Janeiro State Research Funding Agency)CAPES(Brazilian National Research Funding Agency)+2 种基金CNPq(National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development)FINEP(Funding Authority for Studies and Projects)the facility support of the Biomechanics Laboratory of Physical Education School of the Army.
文摘Purpose The present study aimed to test if a long-term passive stretching training causes adaptations of the medial gastroc-nemius architecture and the Achilles tendon (AT) tangent modulus.Methods A total of 20 males took part in the study.The stretching group (n =12),performed stretching exercises for the plantar flexors for 10 weeks,4-5 times a week,which comprised two static positions sustained twice each during 30 s.Results For the stretching group,maximum dorsiflexion angle,peak passive torque,and muscle-tendon unit maximum length significantly increased after training.No other differences were found related to muscle architecture and AT tangent modulus.Conclusion Joint amplitude gain after a long-term stretching of the triceps surae was not accompanied by structural or mechanical changes of the medial gastrocnemius and AT tendon,and seems to reflect an increasing stretch tolerance level.
