Table 1
Number of electromyographic thresholds (EMGTs) detected by protocol and muscle, and means and standard deviations for the EMGT, session maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), and force values reached in the final set of the test
| SR-IICT | LR-IICT | |||
| FDS | FDP | FDS | FDP | |
| EMGT detection | n = 2 (20 %) | – | n = 4 (40 %) | n = 2 (20 %) |
| EMGT detection (%MVC) | 45.4 ± 12.7 | – | 38.4 ± 5.8 | 35.2 ± 1.0 |
| MVC (N) | 384.2 ± 93.4 | 385.8 ± 92.8 | ||
| Final set expressed as %MVC | 64.3 ± 8.7 | 70.9 ± 9.8 * | ||
| x̄_FF (N) | 248.7 ± 76.3 | 278.99 ± 100.3 * | ||
| Note. CSR-IICT = intermittent isometric contraction test with short inter-set rest intervals (30 s); LR-IICT = intermittent isometric contraction test with long inter-set rest intervals (120 s); FDS = flexor digitorum superficialis; FDP = flexor digitorum profundus; EMGT = electromyographic threshold; MVC = maximum voluntary contraction; %MVC = percentage of maximum voluntary contraction reached in the final set of the test; x̄_FF = = mean force output in the final set. * = significant difference between protocols based on a paired-samples t-test (p < .05). | ||||
