Table 1.
Group features and muscle fatigue in the three experimental groups (mean ± SE)
| Group-S (n = 30) | Group-SR (n = 30) | Group-SRR (n = 30) | F(2,87) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 23.9 ± 0.67 | 23.3 ± 0.50 | 23.9 ± 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.71 |
| Gender (number of females) | 19 | 19 | 20 | / | / |
| Success threshold (% MVC) | 2.8 ± 0.01 | 2.8 ± 0.01 | 2.9 ± 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.88 |
| TargetForce (Newtons) | 5.3 ± 0.30 | 4.7 ± 0.25 | 5.1 ± 0.21 | 1.16 | 0.31 |
| Sensitivity to reward (score) | 37.1 ± 1.18 | 35.6 ± 1.11 | 37.5 ± 1.14 | 0.79 | 0.46 |
| Sensitivity to punishment (score) | 42.3 ± 1.59 | 42.0± 1.59 | 40.9 ± 1.46 | 0.22 | 0.81 |
| Muscle fatigue – Day 1 (MVCPOST in % of MVCPRE) | 95.7 ± 2.39 | 99.0 ± 2.61 | 98.6 ± 2.57 | 0.51 | 0.60 |
| Muscle fatigue – Day 2 (MVCPOST in % of MVCPRE) | 94.6 ± 2.74 | 93.9 ± 1.52 | 97.0 ± 1.89 | 0.60 | 0.55 |
The 2 last columns provide the results of one-way ANOVAs' ran with the factor GroupTYPE.