Table 2.
Structural characteristics of the muscle groups. Data are presented as means (SEM).
KE
KF
EF
Pennation angle (°)
11.6 (0.2)
1.3 (0.1)
*
0.9 (0.1)
*
#
Muscle volume (cm
3
)
1984(38)
754(38)
*
390(15)
*
#
Total work (joule)
5737(327)
2669(198)
*
1667(113)
*
#
Workload per unit muscle volume (Joule/cm
3
)
2.9 (0,.2)
3.6 (0.3)
*
4.3 (0.3)
*
KE: Knee extensor, KF: Knee flexor, EF: Elbow flexor.* p < 0.01 compared with KE,# p < 0.01 compared with KF.
