Relatively Shorter Muscle Lengths Increase the Metabolic Rate of Cyclic Force Production
O. N. Beck, J. N. Schroeder, L. H. Trejo, J. R. Franz, G. S. Sawicki
This study shows that increasing ankle angle shortens soleus muscle fascicles and increases metabolic energy expenditure during cyclic contractions, independent of mechanical work or force rate.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2021 · PreprintPhysiology