Open AccessResidual Force Enhancement Is Attenuated in a Shortening Magnitude-dependent Manner
Author(s) -
Atsuki Fukutani,
Walter Herzog
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001670
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , residual , chemistry , contraction (grammar) , materials science , anatomy , mathematics , medicine , algorithm
The isometric force attained after active stretch is greater than that attained in a purely isometric contraction. This property is referred to as residual force enhancement (RFE). Although RFE is thought to contribute to the enhanced force and power in stretch-shortening cycles (SSCs), it is unclear whether shortening that occurs after active stretch eliminates the RFE induced by active stretch. Therefore, we evaluated the influence of shortening on RFE.