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After a really hard sprint, college male runners seem to jump differently for over a day — their muscles spend more time stretching and less time shortening, which might be their body’s way of adjusting after intense effort.
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The study looked at how a hard sprint affects jumping ability in college sprinters, and found that the push-off part of the jump stayed weaker for up to 24 hours. But it didn’t measure the exact timing ratio the claim talks about, so we can’t say if that specific change happened.
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