Janice Waldvogel, Kathrin Freyler, Michael Helm, Elena Monti, Benjamin Stäudle, Albert Gollhofer, Marco V Narici, Ramona Ritzmann, Kirsten Albracht
This study evaluates neuromechanical control and muscle-tendon interaction during energy storage and dissipation tasks in hypergravity. During parabolic flights, while 17 subjects performed drop jumps (DJs) and drop landings (DLs), electromyography (EMG) of the lower limb muscles was combined with in vivo fascicle dynamics of the gastrocnemius medialis, 2D kinematics, and kinetics to measure and analyze changes in energy management. Comparisons were made between movement modalities executed in hypergravity (1...
December 8, 2022: Journal of Applied Physiology