Table 3.
Coefficients for Pearson’s correlations between cycling power and muscle architectural characteristics (i.e., muscle thickness, fascicle angle, and fascicle length).
| Variables | 20 s mean power Group |
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|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 24) | S (N = 12) | L (N = 12) | |
| Muscle thickness (mm) | |||
| RF 30% | .45* | .64* | .05 |
| RF 50% | .58** | .62* | -.18 |
| VL 50% | .48* | .66* | .23 |
| VL 70% | .55** | .60* | .24 |
| Gm 20% | .61** | .35 | .07 |
| Gm 30% | .50* | .59* | -.08 |
| Fascicle angle (°) | |||
| RF 50% | .11 | -.08 | .93** |
| Fascicle length (mm) | |||
| RF 30% | .52* | .81* | .26 |
| Gm 20% | .62** | .72* | .63* |
| Gm 30% | .59** | .79** | .70* |
| Gl 30% | .13 | .74* | -.18 |
The percentages (30, 50, 70, and 90 of RF, VL, VI, and VM) represent the scanning sites between the greater trochanter and the lateral epicondyle of the femur. The percentages (20 and 30 of Gm and Gl) represent the scanning sites between the fibular head and the lateral malleolus. Significantly different, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.