Table 1. Effects of exercise intensity on lower limb normalised electromyographic (NEMG) values and facial NEMG values at the exhaustion stage in both genders. |
| Male |
Power output of the exhausted stage |
200 W |
240 W |
280 W |
| No. of reached |
n = 18 |
n = 10 |
n = 2 |
| No. of exhaustion |
n = 8 |
n = 8 |
n = 2 |
| CS |
Non-significant |
Non-significant |
Non-significant |
| Masseter |
160 > 40*† , 200 > 40‡, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80‡, 200 > 120† |
160 > 40† , 200 > 40‡, 240 > 40 ‡, 200 > 80‡, 240 > 80† , 200 > 120† , 40 > 120‡, 240 > 160† |
Non-significant |
| VL |
120 > 40† , 160 > 40‡, 200 > 40‡, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80‡, 200 > 120† |
160 > 40‡, 200 > 40‡, 240 > 40‡, 160 > 80† , 200 > 80‡, 240 > 80‡, 200 > 120‡, 240 > 120‡, 240 > 160† |
Non-significant |
| Female |
Power output |
120 W |
160 W |
200 W |
| No. of reached |
n = 15 |
n = 4 |
n = 2 |
| No. of Exhaustion |
n = 11 |
n = 2 |
n = 2 |
| CS |
120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ |
Non-significant |
Non-significant |
| Masseter |
120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ |
Non-significant |
Non-significant |
| VL |
120 > 40† , 120 > 80‡ |
Non-significant |
Non-significant |
|
‡: p < 0.01; CS = corrugator supercilii; VL = vastus lateralis |
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