| AF | Adaptive Force |
| AFeccmax | maximal eccentric AF |
| AFisomax | maximal isometric AF |
| AFmax | maximal AF |
| CV | coefficient of variation |
| HIMA | holding isometric muscle action |
| M | mean |
| Max | maximum |
| MD | mean difference |
| MDC95% | minimal detectable change covering 95% of repeated measurements |
| MVIC | maximal voluntary isometric contraction |
| pre-MVIC | MVIC at the beginning of the measurement series |
| post-MVIC | MVIC at the end of the measurement series |
| MVICpri-con | MVIC with a prior concentric contraction |
| NI | National Instruments |
| PIMA | pushing isometric muscle action |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SDMD | standard deviation of mean differences |
| SEM | standard error of measurements (random error) |
| SEM% | random percentage error |
| SEM95% | random percentage error covering 95% of repeated measurements |
| t1 | measuring session at day 1 |
| t2 | measuring session at day 2 |