Skeletal Muscle Contraction Time and Tone Decrease After 8 Weeks of Plyometric Training

• Published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 31; no. 6; p. 1610
• Main Authors: Zubac, Damir, Šimunič, Boštjan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Adult; Humans; Lower Extremity - physiology; Male; Muscle Contraction - physiology; Muscle Tonus - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Plyometric Exercise - methods; Quadriceps Muscle - physiology; Young Adult

The aim of the study was to examine whether an improvement in jumping performance after 8 weeks of plyometric training (PT) runs in parallel with changes in lower-limb skeletal muscle contractile properties. Using noninvasive tensiomyography (TMG), we assessed contraction time (Tc) and the maximal a...