Abstract
Fatigue resistance of knee extensor muscles is higher during voluntary isometric contractions at short compared with longer muscle lengths. In the present study we hypothesized that this would be due to lower energy consumption, at short muscle lengths. Ten healthy male subjects performed isometric contractions with the knee extensor muscles at a 30, 60, and 90° knee angle (full extension = 0°). At each angle, muscle oxygen consumption (mV̇O
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 579-86 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physiology (1985) |
Volume | 99 |
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Publication status | Published - 2005 |