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<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/td> SR-IICT<\/td> <\/td> LR-IICT<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> FDS<\/td> FDP<\/td> FDS<\/td> FDP<\/td><\/tr> EMGT detection\u00a0<\/td> n<\/em> = 2 (20\u2006%)<\/td> –<\/td> n<\/em> = 4 (40\u2006%)<\/td> n<\/em> = 2 (20\u2006%)<\/td><\/tr> EMGT detection (%MVC)<\/td> 45.4 \u00b1 12.7<\/td> –<\/td> 38.4 \u00b1 5.8<\/td> 35.2 \u00b1 1.0<\/td><\/tr> MVC (N)<\/td> 384.2 \u00b1 93.4<\/td> <\/td> 385.8 \u00b1 92.8<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Final set expressed as %MVC<\/td> 64.3 \u00b1 8.7<\/td> <\/td> 70.9 \u00b1 9.8 *<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> x\u0304_FF (N)<\/td> 248.7 \u00b1 76.3<\/td> <\/td> 278.99 \u00b1 100.3 *<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Note. <\/em>CSR-IICT\u00a0=\u00a0intermittent isometric contraction test with short inter-set rest intervals (30 s); LR-IICT\u00a0=\u00a0intermittent isometric contraction test with long inter-set rest intervals (120 s); FDS\u00a0=\u00a0flexor digitorum superficialis; FDP\u00a0=\u00a0flexor digitorum profundus; EMGT\u00a0=\u00a0electromyographic threshold; MVC\u00a0=\u00a0maximum voluntary contraction; %MVC\u00a0=\u00a0percentage of maximum voluntary contraction reached in the final set of the test; x\u0304_FF\u00a0=\u00a0= mean force output in the final set.
*\u00a0=\u00a0significant difference between protocols based on a paired-samples t<\/em>-test (p<\/em> < .05).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n