Table 2.
Muscle forces (mean ± SD) from experiment one as a function of each stance-width group.
| NARROW | MID | WIDE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Gluteus descent impulse (N/kg·s) | 8.52 | 3.02 | 9.61 | 2.26 | 11.03 | 4.35 |
| Peak hamstring force (N/kg) | 37.60 | 20.80 | 46.58 | 23.06 | 54.26 | 28.97 |
| Hamstring ascent impulse (N/kg·s) | 16.38 | 6.38 | 19.38 | 8.25 | 22.68 | 11.08 |
| Hamstring descent impulse (N/kg·s) | 15.39 | 5.93 | 18.05 | 6.35 | 22.25 | 10.49 |
| Hamstring force at mid-lift (N/kg) | 36.17 | 20.14 | 44.26 | 21.66 | 51.36 | 26.79 |
| Gastrocnemius ascent impulse (N/kg·s) | 5.89 | 2.07 | 4.88 | 1.83 | 4.75 | 1.67 |
| Gastrocnemius force at mid-lift (N/kg) | 6.64 | 2.37 | 5.74 | 2.13 | 5.36 | 2.10 |
| Soleus ascent impulse (N/kg·s) | 12.56 | 4.42 | 10.42 | 3.91 | 10.09 | 3.68 |
| Soleus force at mid -ift (N/kg) | 14.18 | 5.06 | 12.26 | 4.54 | 11.44 | 4.49 |