Table 1. Effects of exercise intensity on lower limb normalised electromyographic (NEMG) values and facial NEMG values at the exhaustion stage in both genders.
Male Power output of the exhausted stage 200 W 240 W 280 W
No. of reached n = 18 n = 10 n = 2
No. of exhaustion n = 8 n = 8 n = 2
CS Non-significant Non-significant Non-significant
Masseter 160 > 40*† , 200 > 40, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80, 200 > 120†  160 > 40† , 200 > 40, 240 > 40 , 200 > 80, 240 > 80† , 200 > 120† , 40 > 120, 240 > 160†  Non-significant
VL 120 > 40† , 160 > 40, 200 > 40, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80, 200 > 120†  160 > 40, 200 > 40, 240 > 40, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80, 240 > 80, 200 > 120, 240 > 120, 240 > 160†  Non-significant
Female Power output 120 W 160 W 200 W
No. of reached n = 15 n = 4 n = 2
No. of Exhaustion n = 11 n = 2 n = 2
CS 120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ Non-significant Non-significant
Masseter 120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ Non-significant Non-significant
VL 120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ Non-significant Non-significant
*: Watt† : p < 0.05;‡: p < 0.01; CS = corrugator supercilii; VL = vastus lateralis