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Muscle architecture measures at rest and during maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) before and after exhaustive exercise.
| Rest | MVC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Fascicle length (mm) | 51.7 ± 7.0 | 54.3 ± 7.5* | 26.2 ± 2.1 | 28.0 ± 4.1* |
| Pennation angle (°) | 14.3 ± 2.2 | 13.4 ± 2.8* | 31.9 ± 2.7 | 28.8 ± 4.8* |
| Muscle thickness (mm) | 14.7 ± 1.4 | 14.4 ± 1.3 | 14.9 ± 1.0 | 14.7 ± 1.2 |
(p < 0.05) from pre-exercise measures.
Means with standard deviations in parentheses.
