Fig. 3.
Mean (± SD) eccentric leg press strength and vastus lateralis muscle thickness measured during pre-, post-, and 8 weeks post-training assessments. Significant increases in peak eccentric strength (a) and muscle thickness (b) were detected after the 6-week ECC and ECCPF training programmes. After 8 weeks of detraining, strength and muscle thickness remained significantly greater than at pre-training. *Significantly greater than pre-training, †significantly smaller than post-training, #significantly different to ECC at the same time point. Significance accepted at P < 0.05