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. 2017 Nov 21;5(4):88. doi: 10.3390/sports5040088

Table 3.

Relationships between muscle size and architecture with measures of isometric and dynamic performance.

Measure Outcome IPF RFD50 RFD100 RFD200 IMP50 IMP100 IMP200 1RM
LMT Pearson’s r 0.46 0.29 0.27 0.18 0.32 0.33 0.32 0.56 *
p-value 0.10 0.31 0.35 0.55 0.26 0.25 0.26 0.04
Interpretation Moderate Small Small Small Moderate Moderate Moderate Large
SMT Pearson’s r 0.73 * 0.59 * 0.53 * 0.52 0.54 * 0.58 * 0.59 * 0.55 *
p-value <0.01 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.04
Interpretation Very Large Large Large Large Large Large Large Large
LPA Pearson’s r 0.20 −0.04 0.02 −0.03 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.46
p-value 0.49 0.90 0.95 0.91 0.67 0.72 0.76 0.10
Interpretation Small Trivial Trivial Trivial Small Small Trivial Moderate
SPA Pearson’s r 0.49 0.59 * 0.66 * 0.54 * 0.38 0.47 0.53 * 0.32
p-value 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.18 0.09 0.05 0.26
Interpretation Moderate Large Large Large Moderate Moderate Large Moderate
LCSA Pearson’s r 0.38 0.33 0.25 0.27 0.52 0.49 0.44 0.60 *
p-value 0.18 0.25 0.38 0.36 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.03
Interpretation Moderate Moderate Small Small Large Moderate Moderate Large
SCSA Pearson’s r 0.58 * 0.50 0.48 0.46 0.62 * 0.63 * 0.61 * 0.77 *
p-value 0.03 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.02 0.02 0.02 <0.01
Interpretation Large Large Moderate Moderate Large Large Large Very Large

* = statistically significant relationship (p ≤ 0.05). LMT = lying muscle thickness; SMT = standing muscle thickness; LPA = lying pennation angle; SPA = standing pennation angle; LCSA = lying cross-sectional area; SCSA = standing cross-sectional area; IPF = isometric peak force; RFD50 = rate of force development at 50 ms; RFD100 = rate of force development at 100 ms; RFD150 = rate of force development at 150 ms; RFD200 = rate of force development at 200 ms; IMP50 = impulse at 50 ms; IMP100 = impulse at 100 ms; IMP150 = impulse at 150 ms; IMP200 = impulse at 200 ms; 1RM = one-repetition maximum back squat.