Effects of maturation on myotonometric parameters and their predictors of athletic performance in elite youth soccer players

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the variations in individual muscle stiffness across different maturation stages (i.e., peak height velocity [PHV]) in elite youth soccer players and to explore the associations between lower limb muscle stiffness and performance in sprinting...

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Main Authors: Alberto García-Santamaría, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, Samuel Carrera, Alexis Padrón-Cabo, Ezequiel Rey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63224-3