{
  "article": "tendon-stiffness",
  "language": "en",
  "figure": {
    "title": "Four questions behind a tendon-training claim",
    "caption": "Editorial checklist based on the cited reviews. This is a conceptual summary, not experimental data or a safety rating.",
    "labels": [
      "Load",
      "How much force, relative to which maximum?",
      "Strain",
      "What deformation reaches the tendon?",
      "Intent",
      "Fast force rise or sustained effort?",
      "Outcome",
      "Was tendon adaptation measured?"
    ]
  },
  "data": {
    "kind": "concept",
    "origin": "editorial"
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "authors": "Lazarczuk SL, et al.",
      "year": 2022,
      "title": "Mechanical, Material and Morphological Adaptations of Healthy Lower Limb Tendons to Mechanical Loading: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis",
      "journal": "Sports Medicine. 52:2405–2429.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01695-y"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Oranchuk DJ, Storey AG, Nelson AR, Cronin JB.",
      "year": 2019,
      "title": "Isometric training and long-term adaptations: Effects of muscle length, intensity, and intent: A systematic review",
      "journal": "Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 29:484–503.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13375"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Maffiuletti NA, Aagaard P, Blazevich AJ, Folland J, Tillin N, Duchateau J.",
      "year": 2016,
      "title": "Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations",
      "journal": "European Journal of Applied Physiology. 116:1091–1116.",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016-3346-6"
    }
  ]
}