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catapult mechanism: a standalone construct

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Biomechanics

slow loading of a tendon by muscle followed by rapid release, which amplifies power beyond what muscle alone can produce.

In biomechanics, catapult mechanism refers to slow loading of a tendon by muscle followed by rapid release, which amplifies power beyond what muscle alone can produce. This meaning comes from Astley (2011) in Biology Letters.[1]

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References

  1. Astley, H. C., & Roberts, T. J. (2011). Evidence for a vertebrate catapult: elastic energy storage in the plantaris tendon during frog jumping. Biology Letters, 8(3), 386-389. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0982

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