... loading exercise by changing its material and dimensional properties, whereas continuing exercise causes no further adaptive changes. Aging Strength training Tendon stiffness Tendon cross-sectional area Tendon Young's modulus Tendons play a crucial role in movement by transmitting muscle...

... http://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: Active shortening permitted by a tendon of high physiological compliance not only constrains muscle force generation, but also reduces force summation and accelerates the time course of relaxation. Series elastic compliance Tendon...

... of reduced in-series compliance, enhanced the rate of force rise and force summation. Subtle differences in muscle–tendon interaction likely explain enhanced performance. Twitch Triceps surae Active shortening History-dependent properties Rate of force development Tendon stiffness...

... normalised tendon stiffness (relationship between tendon force and tendon strain) in the triceps surae MTU and a higher compliance of the quadriceps tendon and aponeurosis at low level tendon forces. It is suggested that at low level forces the more compliant quadriceps tendon and aponeurosis will increase...