Musculotendinous Stiffness of Triceps Surae, Maximal Rate of Force Development, and Vertical Jump Performance

Figure 3

Relationships between torque (abscissa) in fraction of the torque produced during a maximal voluntary contraction () and stiffness normalized to . In (a), all the subjects (). In (b), comparison of groups H (black dots), M (grey dots), and L (empty circles). In (c), the results of the best performer in countermovement jump (BJ) are compared with those of the worst performer (WJ).

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