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. 2022 Oct 6;12:16762. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21029-2

Table 3.

Isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) measures for CON, PLA and COMP conditions.

Variable Condition Time point
PRE POST 4 h 24 h 48 h
Peak force (N) CON 1467 ± 447 1309 ± 314 1329 ± 337 1305 ± 364 1304 ± 382
PLA 1241 ± 374 1228 ± 444 1202 ± 397 1149 ± 382 1148 ± 442
COMP 1621 ± 290 1615 ± 380 1535 ± 292 1513 ± 267 1462 ± 444
Relative peak force (N/kg) CON 19.6 ± 3.3 17.9 ± 3.9 18.0 ± 3.2 17.7 ± 3.8 17.5 ± 3.6
PLA 16.3 ± 3.9 15.8 ± 4.1 15.7 ± 4.0 14.9 ± 3.9 14.9 ± 5.1
COMP 21.5 ± 1.4 21.2 ± 2.1 20.4 ± 2.2 20.2 ± 1.9 19.1 ± 3.6
Force at 100 ms (N) CON 353 ± 204 323 ± 136 348 ± 78 352 ± 125 284 ± 73
PLA 285 ± 148 287 ± 98 342 ± 233 317 ± 184 292 ± 149
COMP 358 ± 196 381 ± 109 495 ± 102a,b 436 ± 127 378 ± 148
Force at 200 ms (N) CON 658 ± 251 618 ± 185 665 ± 179 640 ± 176 559 ± 135
PLA 595 ± 248 588 ± 233 595 ± 347 579 ± 260 547 ± 232
COMP 752 ± 244 771 ± 175 930 ± 215a,b 804 ± 180 705 ± 232
RFD 0–100 ms (N/s) CON 3096 ± 2043 2819 ± 1359 3064 ± 787 3090 ± 1250 2422 ± 739
PLA 2455 ± 1480 2425 ± 989 2987 ± 2305 2735 ± 1814 2539 ± 1437
COMP 3123 ± 1964 3309 ± 1141 4402 ± 1132a,b 3840 ± 1289 3295 ± 1436
RFD 0–200 ms (N/s) CON 3075 ± 1254 2884 ± 926 3117 ± 896 2987 ± 876 2585 ± 677
PLA 2777 ± 1245 2717 ± 1165 2759 ± 1722 2681 ± 1285 2545 ± 1129
COMP 3534 ± 1222 3601 ± 887 4364 ± 1120a,b 3761 ± 915 3282 ± 1135

Measures include peak force, relative peak force, force at 100 ms and 200 ms, and rate of force development (RFD) at 100 ms and 200 ms. Time points are before exercise (PRE), immediately post-exercise (POST), and 4, 24, and 48 h post-exercise. All data presented as mean ± SD.

aMedium effect as compared with CON.

bMedium effect as compared with PLA.