Table 4. Muscle architecture comparisons between all trials. Data are means (±SD).
CTL MI HI 1RM
RFCSA
(cm2)
BL 17.5 (3.0) 16.8 (3.0) 17.2 (2.9) 16.9 (2.7)
8P 17.8 (3.2) 17.4 (3.1) 17.6 (3.2) 17.4 (2.6)
20P 17.5 (3.0) 17.3 (2.9) 17.5 (2.9) 17.1 (2.7)
RFPANG
(°)
BL 15.5 (2.3) 15.4 (2.2) 15.5 (2.1) 15.3 (2.8)
8P 16.1 (4.0) 15.4 (2.6) 15.1 (3.3) 14.8 (3.0)
20P 16.7 (4.3) 16.8 (3.3) 14.8 (1.5) 15.4 (2.9)
VLCSA
(cm2)
BL 40.2 (6.3) 40.0 (6.7) 39.6 (6.5) 38.2 (7.4)
8P 40.6 (6.2) 41.6 (7.0) 40.6 (6.5) 39.5 (7.4)
20P 39.9 (6.5) 41.5 (7.2) 40.2 (6.7) 39.3 (7.2)
VLPANG
(°)
BL 14.1 (2.2) 14.6 (2.4) 14.1 (3.3) 15.6 (3.8)
8P 15.8 (2.7) 15.3 (2.6) 15.3 (3.5) 15.1 (3.6)
20P 14.8 (2.6) 16.1 (3.4) 15.3 (2.9) 14.4 (3.9)
RFCSA = rectus femoris cross-sectional area; RFPANG = rectus femoris pennation angle; VLCSA = vastus lateralis cross-sectional area; VLPANG = vastus lateralis pennation angle. BL = baseline; 8P = 8 minutes post-exercise; 20P = 20 minutes post-exercise