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Sports science on eccentric muscle contractions—where muscles lengthen under load—highlights benefits for strength, tendon health, and movement control that can support pickleball players’ needs.

Cycling is a popular fitness activity worldwide. Although the physiological benefits of cycling are known to many, its precise impact on the ‘rectus femoris’ muscle has remained elusive so far. A ...