Table 1. Posterior mean (95% credible interval) environment, neuromuscular and perceptual variables pre-exercise at baseline, and before maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) at 24 hr and 48 hr.
| Variable |
Variable |
Baseline |
24 hr |
48 hr |
| Environment |
Indoor ambient temperature (°C) |
22.4 [22.1, 22.7] |
22.7 [22.4, 23.0]a |
22.8 [22.5, 23.0]a |
| Neuromuscular |
MVC torque (Nm) |
227 [194, 259] |
202 [171, 234]a |
208 [176, 239]a |
| Voluntary activation (%) |
93.6 [90.1, 96.9] |
93.7 [90.3, 97.0] |
93.1 [89.7, 96.6] |
| Peak twitch torque (Nm) |
72 [63, 81] |
66 [56, 75]a |
69 [60, 78] |
| Rate of torque development (Nm·ms-1) |
794 [712, 877] |
780 [696, 859] |
848 [764, 929] |
| Contraction time (ms) |
164 [143, 184] |
150 [130, 170]a |
159 [138, 179] |
| Half-relaxation time (ms) |
71 [58, 84] |
66 [54, 79] |
77 [64, 89]b |
| Perceptual |
Mood (au) |
16 [14, 18] |
15 [13, 18] |
15 [13, 17] |
| Soreness (au) |
0 [0, 1] |
2 [0, 4]a |
1 [0, 3]a |
Statistical differences are bolded,
a statistically different to baseline,
b statistically different to 24 hr.
