TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD).

Variable	ANKLE	CALF	CON
AROM (°)
PRE	66.4 ± 9.2	63.3 ± 11.6	66.3 ± 8.8
POST	67.5 ± 11.4	63.7 ± 12.2	65.5 ± 10.0
POST10	65.9 ± 10.7	63.2 ± 13.0	63.8 ± 10.5
MVC (Nm)
PRE	115.0 ± 15.1	113.6 ± 14.3	111.2 ± 16.2
POST	117.6 ± 19.4	109.7 ± 15.5	108.7 ± 16.3
POST10	116.4 ± 17.0	113.6 ± 19.1	117.9 ± 19.8
H (%Mmax)
PRE	49.4 ± 26.9	54.8 ± 22.0	53.2 ± 19.9
F1	30.5 ± 29.6	21.7 ± 20.6	45.0 ± 23.4
R1	44.5 ± 31.7	43.6 ± 23.1	47.8 ± 21.3
F2	31.7 ± 29.9	20.1 ± 22.3	45.2 ± 22.0
R2	45.7 ± 32.0	38.8 ± 23.1	45.1 ± 20.5
F3	34.6 ± 29.6	22.8 ± 19.6	47.7 ± 22.2
POST	46.0 ± 31.8	37.5 ± 23.6	46.2 ± 21.6
POST10	46.7 ± 33.8	48.5 ± 26.1	45.3 ± 25.9
M10 (%Mmax)
PRE	8.0 ± 4.8	10.8 ± 6.1	11.8 ± 5.8
F1	7.5 ± 4.3	10.9 ± 6.4	10.3 ± 4.9
R1	7.6 ± 3.9	10.5 ± 5.1	10.5 ± 5.0
F2	8.0 ± 4.8	11.6 ± 7.0	10.6 ± 5.3
R2	7.6 ± 4.2	10.4 ± 5.8	11.3 ± 6.3
F3	7.7 ± 4.1	11.0 ± 6.5	10.6 ± 5.0
POST	8.3 ± 4.8	11.1 ± 6.3	10.4 ± 4.9
POST10	8.0 ± 4.4	11.0 ± 6.6	10.5 ± 5.2
STIMint (mA)
PRE	25.0 ± 7.3	26.1 ± 9.1	30.5 ± 16.4
F1	25.6 ± 8.9	27.1 ± 8.7	31.0 ± 14.2
R1	24.4 ± 8.6	27.4 ± 9.6	30.4 ± 13.8
F2	23.4 ± 9.1	25.1 ± 7.3	29.9 ± 13.9
R2	23.7 ± 9.5	26.0 ± 9.0	29.9 ± 13.7
F3	24.0 ± 9.0	25.0 ± 7.3	29.8 ± 13.0
POST	23.0 ± 8.5	25.3 ± 8.4	29.5 ± 13.2
POST10	21.2 ± 8.1	24.2 ± 9.3	27.5 ± 13.3

ANKLE, elastic band wrapped around the ankle joint; CALF, elastic band wrapped around the calf muscles; CON, control intervention; PRE, assessment before intervention; POST, assessment after the intervention; POST10, assessment 10 min after the intervention; F1, F2, F3, assessments during first, second and third band application; R1, R2, assessment during first and second rest between band applications; ROM, ankle range of motion from maximal plantarflexion to maximal dorsiflexion; MVC, plantarflexion maximum voluntary contractions; H, soleus H reflex expressed as a percentage of maximal M wave; M10, soleus M wave expressed as a percentage of maximal M wave; STIMint, stimulation intensity.