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Fast-twitch muscle fibers store and recoil more elastic energy during high-speed, short-amplitude movements, whereas slow-twitch fibers better utilize elastic energy during slower, large-amplitude movements due to longer cross-bridge lifetimes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

December 1, 1982Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Store and recoil of elastic energy in slow and fast types of human skeletal muscles

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Human subjects categorized by fast twitch (FT) and slow twitch (ST) muscle fiber predominance

Comparison

Vertical jumps with and without preliminary… vs Comparison between FT and ST subjects, and…

Authors

CBCarmelo BoscoSemmelweis University JTJózsef TihanyiHungarian School Sport Federation PKPaavo V. KomiUniversity of Jyväskylä

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Findings remain preliminary for clinical use; extends mechanistic insight into fiber-specific stretch-shortening efficiency for future research.

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Population

Human subjects categorized by fast twitch (FT) and slow twitch (ST) muscle fiber predominance

Intervention

Vertical jumps with and without preliminary counter-movement and with small and large knee angular displacement

Comparator

Comparison between FT and ST subjects, and between different jump conditions

Outcome

Amount of elastic energy stored and recoiled during vertical jumpssurrogate

Fast twitch muscle fibers benefit more from high-speed, short-displacement stretch-shortening cycles, whereas slow twitch fibers better utilize elastic energy in slower, large-amplitude motions due to longer crossbridge life times.

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Bosco et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bee6bfc87fd06169ced0b https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07152.x

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Findings remain preliminary for clinical use; extends mechanistic insight into fiber-specific stretch-shortening efficiency for future research.

Store and recoil of elastic energy in slow and fast types of human skeletal muscles

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Store and recoil of elastic energy in slow and fast types of human skeletal muscles

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