Figure 3

Changes in biomechanical parameters of the triceps surae muscle-tendon unit after isokinetic eccentric cyclic loading to 112% of its resting length for 1 hour. Only the slope of the load-deformation curve significantly changed. In contrast, after isokinetic eccentric cyclic loading to 120% for 1 hour, all biomechanical parameters except for the ratio of energy absorption before peak load significantly changed (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.005).