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. 2008 Jul 24;105(4):1262–1273. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01316.2007

Table 4.

Muscle parameters for the long and lateral heads of the triceps brachii of jumping goats

Strain (Δl/lo)
Strain Rate (FL s−1) Stress (kPA) Work (J kg−1)
Long Lateral Long Lateral Long Lateral Long Lateral
Up Jumps
Lead limb
    TrLAT stretch −0.07±0.01 0.05±0.02 −0.47±0.05 0.89±0.39 100±25 259±44 4.7±1.3 −13.0±3.5
    TrLAT shortening −0.10±0.02 −0.13±0.04 −0.53±0.05 −1.97±0.80 99±16 130±48 10.1±3.0 5.1±3.4
    Stance −0.17±0.02 −0.08±0.03 −0.51±0.05 −0.78±0.30 99±19 185±42 14.8±4.0 −7.8±3.2
Lag limb
    TrLAT stretch −0.05±0.03 0.14±0.04 −0.38±0.23 1.92±0.54 101±13 253±58 1.4±2.6 −33.7±5.6
    TrLAT shortening −0.11±0.04 −0.09±0.03 −0.41±0.12 −1.02±0.46 62±8 99±38 5.3±1.5 −1.5±1.5
    Stance −0.17±0.04 0.05±0.02 −0.38±0.09 0.35±0.15 76±6 166±33 6.7±3.9 −34.7±6.8
Down Jumps
Landing limb
    TrLAT stretch 0.13±0.03 0.19±0.05 0.73±0.07 2.44±0.88 117±30 142±39 −14.1±4.9 −24±2.79
    TrLAT shortening −0.07±0.03 −0.11±0.03 −0.34±0.10 −1.47±0.41 17±10 8±4 0.8±0.5 0.2±0.5
    Stance 0.06±0.01 0.08±0.03 0.15±0.01 0.54±0.18 65±19 82±25 −13.4±4.8 −21.9±2.6

Means ± SE of 4 individual means for muscle parameters for the long and lateral heads of the triceps brachii of jumping goats.