★Assistant professor Sado and Ph.D. student Fujimori articles were published in Physiological Reports
The study by assistant professor Natsuki Sado and Ph.D. student Toshihide Fujimori has been published in Physiological Reports. Tendon compliance facilitates power exertion during stretch-shortening cycle exercises through muscle-tendon interaction. Although tendon tend to stiffen in response to mechanical loading, a consensus has not yet been reached. This study investigated the gastrocnemius muscle-tendon properties of 10 male amateur high jumpers and 14 untrained males. This study found that although the high jumpers exhibited significantly greater maximal torque, there was no significant difference in tendon stiffness between the groups. This suggests that muscle and tendon adaptations can occur independently, and that it may be possible to increase muscle strength while maintaining tendon compliance, depending on the training method.
【Authors】Fujimori,T., Sado N.*
【Title】Mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit in male athletic high jumpers
【Journal】Physiological Reports
【Publication date】May 9, 2025
【DOI】10.14814/phy2.70370