Table 1.
Musculotendon and femur lengths per subject
| S | M (kg) | L MT (cm) | T M (mm) | L MT max (cm) | L T s (cm) | L MT exc (cm) | L Fe (cm) | L F (cm) | αF (°) | L M (cm) | AI | L T s/L MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 19.09 | 0.925 | 19.94 | 8.84 | 0.85 | 19.49 | 1.15 | 16.48 | 10.24 | 0.11 | 0.46 |
| 2 | 30 | 21.34 | 0.951 | 22.53 | 6.69 | 1.19 | 21.00 | 1.53 | 12.32 | 14.65 | 0.10 | 0.31 |
| 3 | 33.5 | 15.47 | 1.261 | 16.65 | 4.15 | 1.18 | 19.62 | 1.80 | 14.33 | 11.32 | 0.16 | 0.27 |
| 4 | 22 | 17.86 | 0.997 | 18.84 | 6.45 | 0.98 | 19.45 | 1.68 | 11.68 | 11.41 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| 5 | 25 | 13.24 | 1.097 | 14.83 | 4.99 | 1.60 | 19.23 | 2.08 | 12.44 | 8.24 | 0.25 | 0.38 |
| 6 | 22.5 | 14.48 | 1.084 | 15.86 | 7.41 | 1.38 | 19.71 | 2.23 | 12.86 | 7.07 | 0.32 | 0.51 |
| 7 | 21 | 14.91 | 0.995 | 16.26 | 7.74 | 1.36 | 19.21 | 1.82 | 13.69 | 7.16 | 0.25 | 0.52 |
| 8 | 28 | 15.42 | 1.372 | 16.25 | 7.60 | 0.83 | 19.46 | 1.91 | 14.70 | 7.82 | 0.24 | 0.49 |
| 9 | 25 | 13.08 | 0.949 | 14.09 | 5.44 | 1.02 | 21.14 | 2.54 | 10.84 | 7.64 | 0.33 | 0.42 |
αF, muscle fibre pennation angle; L F, muscle fibre length; L Fe, femur length; L M, muscle belly length; L MT, musculotendon length; L MT exc, musculotendon excursion potential; L MT max, maximal musculotendon length; L T s, tendon slack length; M, body mass; S, subject number; T M, muscle thickness. Architectural index (AI) and tendon (slack) length to musculotendon length ratio L T s/L MT min.