Journal article
Voluntary and Evoked Muscle Contractile Characteristics in Active Men and Women
Abstract
Eight men and 8 women were tested for voluntary and isometric evoked contractions of the dorsiflexors. Maximal voluntary contractions were conducted isometrically (30 degrees plantarflexion) and isokinetically. Men produced greater peak torques at all but the highest isokinetic velocity. They exceeded women in measures of absolute voluntary isometric (33.8%), tetanic (46.3%), and twitch (37.9%) peak torque. Men demonstrated a higher tetanus/MVC …
Authors
Behm DG; Sale DG
Journal
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 253–265
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
September 1, 1994
DOI
10.1139/h94-021
ISSN
1715-5312