No Correlation Between Plantar Flexor Muscle Volume and Sprint Performance in Sprinters

• Main Authors: Yuto Miyake (Author), Tadashi Suga (Author), Masafumi Terada (Author), Takahiro Tanaka (Author), Hiromasa Ueno (Author), Yuki Kusagawa (Author), Mitsuo Otsuka (Author), Akinori Nagano (Author), Tadao Isaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The plantar flexor torque plays an important role in achieving superior sprint performance in sprinters. Because of the close relationship between joint torque and muscle size, a simple assumption can be made that greater plantar flexor muscles (i.e., triceps surae muscles) are related to better spr...