Table 1. Pre-exercise values of indices of electrostimulation-induced contractions of quadriceps muscle and MVCF in men (n=11). Data are means (±SD).
| Pt (N) |
Ct (ms) |
Rt (ms) |
P20 (N) |
P100 (N) |
P20/P100 |
MVCF (N) |
Height of DJ (cm) |
| 79.7 (27.8) |
78.5 (9.7) |
58.4 (13.9) |
274.7 (21.1) |
319.4 (76.2) |
.88 (.11) |
596.2 (23.4) |
40.2 (10.1) |
Pt, P20 and P100 – muscle contraction force evoked by stimulating quadriceps muscle at 1 Hz, 20 Hz and 100 Hz frequencies. Ct – Pt contraction time; Rt – relaxation to half Pt time; MVCF – maximum voluntary contraction force; Height of DJ – height of drop jumps.
