Figure 2. Maximal voluntary isometric torque–angle curves from one subject.

Data from one subject for MVCs at different elbow angles ranging from 60 deg to 150 deg before eccentric exercise (•), 2 h after (□), day 1 after (▪) and day 8 after (○). Data are the mean of two values obtained at each angle. Across the angular range, MVC was reduced at day 1 and recovered by day 8. The optimal muscle length at which the peak MVC occurred (vertical arrows) shifted acutely to a longer muscle length and returned close to the pre-exercise value at day 8.