Table 1.

Calf exercise dosage for each group

	High Load		Low Load
	with High TUT (Group 1)	with Low TUT (Group 2)	with High TUT (Group 3)	with Low TUT (Group 4)
Load intensity	6 RM	6 RM	18 RM	18 RM
Repetition	6	6	18	18
Sets	4	4	4	4
Contraction time/rep	3 s concentric 3 s eccentric	1 s concentric 1 s eccentric	3 s concentric 3 s eccentric	1 s concentric 1 s eccentric
Rest in between reps	No	No	No	No
Contraction time per set	36 s	12 s	108 s	36 s
Total contraction time	288 s	96 s	864 s	288 s
Volitional muscular failure	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Range of motion	0° to 15° DF 0° to 50° PF	0° to 15° DF 0° to 50° PF	0° to 15° DF 0° to 50° PF	0° to 15° DF 0° to 50° PF

Abbreviations: TUT time-under-tension, RM repetition maximum, TUT time-under-tension, DF dorsiflexion, PF planter flexion, S seconds