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. 2018 Oct 23;9:1480. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01480

Table 1.

Change in muscle function in response to resistance training for maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) strength and counter-movement jump (CMJ) height.

Baseline (0 h) +4 h +24 h +48 h +72 h
Concentric MVC (J)
Men 167 (32) 145 (31) 153 (42) 163 (40) 168 (34)
Women 104 (23) 87 (10) 75 (9) 74 (13) 86 (14)
Isometric MVC (N·m)
Men 276 (67) 246 (60) 256 (68) 268 (74) 276 (60)
Women 177 (51) 147 (31) 139 (24) 142 (22) 151 (25)
Eccentric MVC (J)
Men 202 (39) 168 (27) 160 (41) 175 (37) 188 (43)
Women 119 (32) 100 (22) 89 (18) 95 (25) 110 (26)
CMJ Height (cm)
Men 38 (5) 33 (5) 34 (4) 35 (6) 37 (6)
Women 25 (2) 20 (2) 20 (3) 20 (3) 22 (4)

indicates a difference between sexes; indicates a difference from 0 h.