Preeeeetty sure there’s a South Park episode about what we are all imagining right now.

remember the chess vibrator scandal?

Prolonged passive vibration of Achilles and patellar tendons decreases effort perception during subsequent cycling tasks https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254625000407?via=ihub

Highlights

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Compared to the sham condition, the cycling exercise post-vibration was associated with increased power output, heart rate, and vastus lateralis EMG.
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Tendon vibration, by attenuating fusimotor-driven afferents, decreases effort perception.
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The precise neural mechanisms by which tendon vibration affects effort perception remain to be investigated.
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Tendon vibration may be an interesting tool to facilitate physical activity engagement in inactive populations.

Or, placed somewhere… else, they could just distract significantly from the strain.

That’s actually brilliant idea. A small along of vibration could greatly reduce friction.