Table 1. Contractile parameters in each condition.
| Voluntary contraction | Electrically-elicited contraction | |||||
| 15%MVC | 50%MVC | 85%MVC | SUB50 | MAX50 | MAX20 | |
| Joint torque (Nm) | 6.7±1.5 | 21.4±4.6a,b | 36.1±7.9a,b,c,d,e | 6.6±1.1 | 25.4±7.5a,b,d | 20.9±5.0a,b |
| Joint torque (%MVC) | 15.3±1.1 | 48.4±1.4a,b | 81.8±1.0a,b,c,d,e | 15.2±0.9 | 58.2±14.4a,b,d | 48.4±11.1a,b |
| V 0 (rad s−1) | 6.3±3.2 | 10.0±3.6 | 14.9±3.3a | 14.7±3.4a | 15.5±3.5a | 14.2±2.7a |
Values are means and SD (n = 6).
a
P<0.05 vs. 15%MVC.
b
P<0.05 vs. SUB50.
c
P<0.05 vs. 50%MVC.
d
P<0.05 vs. MAX20.
e
P<0.05 vs. MAX50.
MVC, maximal voluntary contraction.
SUB50, submaximal 50-Hz stimulation.
MAX50, supramaximal 50-Hz stimulation.
MAX20, supramaximal 20-Hz stimulation.
V 0, unloaded shortening velocity.