Figure 1.

Overview of the experimental protocol. Each session included a pretraining and posttraining maximal test performed before and 3 minutes after the fatiguing exercise, respectively. The tests consisted of 5 maximal isokinetic knee extensions performed at 3 angular velocities (60°/s, 120°/s, and 180°/s) with a 5-second rest period between contractions. A 2-minute rest period was allowed between velocities to minimize muscle fatigue. The order of the 3 velocities was randomized in a balanced design at both the pretraining and the posttraining test. The PT was identified as the highest recorded value among the 5 repetitions at each angular velocity. After the pretraining test and a 5-minute rest period, each participant performed the fatiguing test, which consisted of 5 sets of 10 isokinetic extensions (active phase) and flexions (passive phase) at 120°/s at 80% of the PT recorded at 120°/s during the pretraining test. Abbreviation: PT, peak torque.