Table 1.
Maximal compound waves from the right and left rectus femoris (RF), and pre-stimulus rmsEMG values recorded from the right RF, for both experiments (Mean ± SD).
| Experiment 1 | 0% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Mmax (mV) | 5.67 ± 1.66 | 6.01 ± 1.52 | 5.91 ± 1.77 | 6.27 ± 1.81 | 6.11 ± 1.74 |
| Right Mmax (mV) | 5.64 ± 2.01 | 5.43 ± 1.89 | 5.56 ± 1.76 | 5.51 ± 2.01 | 5.46 ± 1.81 |
| rmsEMG (mV) | 0.003 ± 0.003 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | 0.009* ± 0.006 |
| Experiment 2 | |||||
| Left Mmax (mV) | 5.89 ± 1.50 | 5.84 ± 1.62 | 5.93 ± 1.69 | 6.06 ± 1.70 | 5.98 ± 1.63 |
| Right Mmax (mV) | 5.83 ± 2.03 | 5.26 ± 1.60 | 5.25 ± 1.69 | 5.27 ± 1.56 | 5.33 ± 1.43 |
| rmsEMG (mV) | 0.024 ± 0.012 | 0.022 ± 0.010 | 0.028 ± 0.014 | 0.036 ± 0.019 | 0.061* ± 0.048 |
*Denotes significant difference (p < 0.05) from 0% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC).