title: The two asymmetries of the bouncing step.
abstract: The increase of the push on the ground with increasing running speed improves the "elastic" rebound of the body by privileging the role of tendons relative to muscle within muscle-tendon units.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. giovanni.cavagna@unimi.it
authors.forename: Giovanni A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cavagna
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D004548:Elasticity / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*