Table 3. Prone vs. seated peak torque (PT), total work (TW) and average power (AP). Data are means (±SD).
  Velocity
(deg·sec-1)
Flexion Extension
Prone Seated Prone Seated
PT(Nm) 60 87.1 (26.3) 99.2 (23.0) * 173.7 (45.3) 189.9 (50.3)
120 73.9 (22.7) 91.4 (21.3) * 129.2 (44.5) 163.4 (48.3) *
180 71.0 (18.4) 86.0 (21.0) * 115.8 (39.3) 139.9 (45.9) *
240 66.4 (17.9) 83.5 (22.9) * 108.9 (29.4) 123.3 (44.4)
360 67.0 (16.8) 96.7 (27.3) * 91.3 (27.3) 106.2 (42.7)
TW(Joules) 60 331.4 (132.4) 355.4 (105.3) 531.3 (165.9) 576.1 (183.4)
120 256.7 (94.3) 347.1 (69.8) * 398.2 (180.0) 536.7 (157.0)
180 234.7 (72.8) 314.9 (70.4) * 371.9 (151.8) 464.5 (141.4)
240 216.7 (69.5) 260.3 (94.8) 341.2 (152.4) 396.0 (141.2)
360 170.0 (54.9) 209.7 (76.6) * 253.3 (119.8) 310.7 (123.1)
AP(Watts) 60 61.0 (15.2) 72.2 (17.1) * 94.0 (27.1) 126.3 (36.8) *
120 90.8 (31.0) 118.2 (41.3) * 137.2 (57.8) 209.3 (62.2) *
180 119.1(39.8) 139.2 (68.4) * 180.6 (65.6) 252.3 (80.7) *
240 137.8(42.8) 165.9 (59.0) * 209.9 (76.5) 263.9 (101.3) *
360 132.0 (47.1) 172.2 (69.3) * 200.0 (86.9) 265.0 (105.1) *
* Significantly (p < 0.05) greater than prone.