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  • Biomechanics
  • Sports Science
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Lower-body stiffness is linked to improved physical performance in activities involving rapid stretch-shorten cycles.
  • Understanding these relationships is vital for optimizing athletic training and injury prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the connection between lower-body stiffness measures and physical performance in female athletes.
  • To identify specific muscles and stiffness metrics most relevant to team sports performance.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed quasi-static stiffness (myometry) of medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles tendon in 18 female athletes.
  • Measured dynamic stiffness during unilateral hopping.
  • Categorized participants into stiff and compliant groups based on stiffness measures.

Main Results:

  • Quasi-static stiffness of the medial gastrocnemius (MedGast) in lying and standing positions significantly correlated with superior agility, bounding, sprinting, and jumping performance.
  • Hopping-based dynamic stiffness did not differentiate performance levels.
  • Stiffness in other muscles (lateral gastrocnemius, soleus) also showed significant performance differences, supporting MedGast findings.

Conclusions:

  • Higher lower-body stiffness, especially in the MedGast, is advantageous for female athletes in rapid stretch-shorten cycle movements like sprinting and jumping.
  • Practitioners should consider assessing and modifying lower-body stiffness for athletes in sports reliant on these movements.