Table 2.
Maximal force (Newtons) outputs with either an expectation or no expectation of an interpolated twitch (IT).
MVC with no expectation of an IT
MVC with expectation of an IT
Mean difference within groups
Male Experienced (ME)
757.7 N ± 50.2
707.6 N ± 66.1
6.6% ↓ Non-significant
Male Inexperienced (MI)
668.6 N ± 34.7
584.9 N ± 43.7
12.4% ↓ p ¼ 0.01
Mean difference between groups
11.7% p ¼ 0.0001
17.3% p ¼ 0.0001