The effect of combined isometric and plyometric training on musculotendinous ankle stiffness and its subsequent effect on performance in international age-group track sprint cycling

Dan McPartlan^{1, 2} *, Louise Burnie³, Scott Pollock^{1, 4}, Mark Waldron^{3, 5, 6}, Jamie Tallent²

¹English Institute of Sport and Great Britain Cycling Team, UK
²Sport, Health and Applied Science, St Mary’s University, UK
³A-STEM Research Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
⁴Sport and Exercise Science Research Centre, London South Bank University, UK
⁵School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
⁶Welsh Institute of Performance Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK