Table 2.

Peak twitch torques, evoked potentials, maximum and explosive voluntary strength, normalized muscle activity (RMS-EMG/M_max) during iMVC and the initial phase of contraction for the intervention (INT) and control group (CON) at baseline.

Parameter	Pre
	INT	CON	Diff.
PEAK TWITCH TORQUE (N·m)
Supramaximal single	13.1 ± 2.5	14.9 ± 1.7	−1.8
Supramaximal doublet	25.4 ± 5.1	26.7 ± 2.5	−1.3
H-reflex intensity	10.1 ± 2.3	10.9 ± 1.9	−0.8
EVOKED POTENTIALS
Hmax SOL (mV)	3.68 ± 1.96	2.70 ± 0.92	0.98
Mmax SOL (mV)	6.50 ± 2.23	5.00 ± 1.60	1.50
Hmax/Mmax SOL	0.58 ± 0.19	0.57 ± 0.20	0.01
MHmax/Mmax SOL	0.16 ± 0.13	0.17 ± 0.14	−0.01
Hsup SOL (mV)	3.92 ± 1.83	3.24 ± 1.43	0.68
Msup SOL (mV)	6.50 ± 1.94	5.98 ± 1.87	0.52
Hsup/Msup SOL	0.62 ± 0.12	0.52 ± 0.20	0.10
MHsup/Msup SOL	0.20 ± 0.10	0.17 ± 0.05	0.03
V-wave SOL (mV)	2.42 ± 1.07	2.15 ± 0.78	0.27
V/Msup SOL	0.38 ± 0.13	0.38 ± 0.14	0.00
Mmax MG (mV)	4.39 ± 1.97	5.01 ± 2.06	−0.62
Mmax LG (mV)	5.83 ± 1.96	6.84 ± 2.34	−1.01
Mmax TA (mV)	4.45 ± 1.54	4.28 ± 1.03	0.17
Isometric maximum voluntary torque (N·m)	93.2 ± 19.9	102.0 ± 16.2	−8.8
RMS-EMGiMVT/Mmax
TS	0.038 ± 0.009	0.043 ± 0.007	−0.005
TA	0.022 ± 0.017	0.021 ± 0.009	0.001
RATE OF TORQUE DEVELOPMENT (N·m·s−1)
0–100 ms	273.0 ± 71.6	293.9 ± 76.8	−20.9
100–200 ms	328.0 ± 64.9	355.8 ± 77.2	−27.8
RMS-EMGRTD/Mmax
TS 0–100 ms	0.043 ± 0.015	0.044 ± 0.010	−0.001
TS 100–200 ms	0.047 ± 0.016	0.045 ± 0.008	0.002
TA 0–100 ms	0.021 ± 0.013	0.019 ± 0.007	0.002
TA 100–200 ms	0.026 ± 0.020	0.021 ± 0.010	0.005

Diff., difference between means; H_max, maximal H-reflex; M_max, maximal M-wave; M_Hmax, submaximal M-wave evoked at H_max intensity; H_sup, H-reflex during iMVC; M_sup, maximal M-wave during iMVC; M_Hsup, submaximal M-wave evoked at H_sup intensity during iMVC; SOL, soleus; MG, medial gastrocnemius; LG, lateral gastrocnemius; TS, triceps surae; TA, tibialis anterior. Data are means ± standard deviations.