Figure 5.

Average normalized muscle fibre force of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis and vastus medials (F) and normalized knee joint torque (T) during concentric (CON) and eccentric (ECC) explosive voluntary contractions of the knee extensors. Normalized F is a percentage of maximal voluntary fibre force (MVF) at the same fibre length and contractile velocity, while normalized T is a percentage of MVT at the same joint angle and angular velocity. Data are collapsed across all participants (n = 14). Circles with solid line denotes CON F; circles with dashed line, CON T; squares with solid line, ECC F; squares with dashed line, ECC T.