Table 2. Summary of Motor Unit rate coding by Muscle and Trial.
The data is represented in average pulses per second (pps) and standard deviation. (FR = firing rate)
| Initial FR (SD) | Average FR (SD) | Terminal FR (SD) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %MVIC | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | |
| Quads |
VL (n=11,656) |
5.8 (2.7) | 6.2 (2.2) | 6.3 (1.7) | 6.3 (1.6) | 14.7 (4.8) | 15.6 (3.8) | 15.9 (3.1) | 15.6 (3.4) | 7.7 (3.8) | 8.0 (2.9) | 8.3 (2.6) | 8.2 (2.3) |
|
VM (n=10,048) |
7.2 (3.5) | 6.7 (2.5) |
6.8 (2.2) | 6.7 (1.9) | 17.3 (5.8) | 16.7 (4.2) | 16.7 (4.0) | 16.3 (3.9) | 9.2 (4.3) | 8.6 (3.4) | 8.7 (3.0) | 8.9 (2.8) | |
| Hams |
BF (n=9,364) |
6.1 (3.0) | 6.0 (2.3) | 6.4 (2.0) | 6.5 (1.9) | 15.4 (5.1) |
16.3 (3.9) | 16.8 (3.9) | 16.4 (4.3) | 7.7 (3.9) | 8.0 (3.0) | 8.4 (2.8) | 8.3 (2.4) |
|
ST (n=10,405) |
7.0 (2.8) | 6.9 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.2) | 6.9 (2.1) | 17.7 (4.9) | 18.0 (4.2) | 18.0 (4.2) |
17.4 (4.7) | 8.4 (3.6) | 8.5 (2.9) | 8.8 (2.9) | 9.0 (2.7) | |