Table 3.

EMG-kinetics of the unprimed and primed ramp test (n = 11)

Muscle	Measurement	Unprimed	Primed
Vastus lateralis	RMSBSL (μV)	32.4 ± 8.2	34.8 ± 9.5
	∆RMS/∆P_S1 (% W−1)	0.94 ± 0.33	0.93 ± 0.33
	∆RMS/∆P_S2 (% W−1)	1.15 ± 0.41	0.97 ± 0.37
	∆RMS/∆P_ST (% W−1)	1.08 ± 0.34	0.94 ± 0.28
Vastus medialis	RMSBSL (μV)	50.2 ± 14.0	53.0 ± 15.6
	∆RMS/∆P_S1 (% W−1)	1.13 ± 0.51	1.18 ± 0.46
	∆RMS/∆P_S2 (% W−1)	1.14 ± 0.40	1.06 ± 0.45
	∆RMS/∆P_ST (% W−1)	1.15 ± 0.35	1.09 ± 0.41
Gastrocnemius medialis	RMSBSL (μV)	74.5 ± 25.4	78.7 ± 22.6
	∆RMS/∆P_S1 (% W−1)	0.16 ± 0.13	0.19 ± 0.19
	∆RMS/∆P_S2 (% W−1)	0.26 ± 0.19	0.19 ± 0.15
	∆RMS/∆P_ST (% W−1)	0.21 ± 0.14	0.18 ± 0.12
All muscles	RMSBSL (μV)	52.4 ± 10.6	54.6 ± 14.5
	∆RMS/∆P_S1 (% W−1)	0.61 ± 0.20	0.66 ± 0.16
	∆RMS/∆P_S2 (% W−1)	0.69 ± 0.22	0.63 ± 0.20
	∆RMS/∆P_ST (% W−1)	0.66 ± 0.14	0.62 ± 0.15

Data are Mean ± SD

RMS_BSL root mean square of the EMG-signal at the final minute of 50 W-baseline cycling before the corresponding ramp tests, ∆RMS/∆P slope of the root mean square–workload-relationship, S1 intensity between the second minute of ramp test and P_GET, S2 intensity between P_GET and 2 min before ramp test termination, ST intensity between the second minute of ramp test and 2 min before ramp test termination