Patellar Tendon Adaptations to Downhill Running Training and Their Relationships With Changes in Mechanical Stress and Loading History.

Bontemps, B, Gruet, M, Louis, J, Owens, DJ, Miríc, S, Vercruyssen, F, and Erskine, RM. Patellar tendon adaptations to downhill running training and their relationships with changes in mechanical stress and loading history. J Strength Cond Res 38(1): 21-29, 2024-It is unclear whether human tendon adapts to moderate-intensity, high-volume long-term eccentric exercise, e.

The time course of different neuromuscular adaptations to short-term downhill running training and their specific relationships with strength gains.

Purpose: Due to its eccentric nature, downhill running (DR) training has been suggested to promote strength gains through neuromuscular adaptations. However, it is unknown whether short-term chronic DR can elicit such adaptations.

Methods: Twelve untrained, young, healthy adults (5 women, 7 men) took part in 4 weeks' DR, comprising 10 sessions, with running speed equivalent to 60-65% maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O, assessed at weeks 0 and 4).