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Table 2 Mean ± SD of mean absolute and relative force, velocity and power developed over lower-limb extension in the six resistive conditions, as well as the range of individual values in square brackets

From: Exploring the Low Force-High Velocity Domain of the Force–Velocity Relationship in Acyclic Lower-Limb Extensions

 

Force

Velocity

Power

N

%F0-L

m s−1

%v0-L

W

%Pmax-L

C1RM

1703 ± 325 [1373; 2337]

96.0 ± 3.6 [94; 99]

0.29 ± 0.08 [0.19; 0.46]

8.3 ± 1.9 [5;11]

492 ± 130 [274; 662]

31.4 ± 6.3 [19; 42]

C50%Fmax

1 490 ± 325 [1149; 2138]

82.0 ± 3.7 [76; 88]

0.67 ± 0.12 [0.50; 0.84]

19.0 ± 2.2 [16; 23]

971 ± 131 [800; 1173]

61.9 ± 5.7 [55; 70]

CØFric-0S

1147 ± 155 [916; 1 410]

64.1 ± 6.7 [55; 75]

1.18 ± 0.10 [1.03; 1.30]

34.3 ± 5.6 [26; 41]

1366 ± 261 [998; 1816]

87.0 ± 8.8 [71; 94]

CØFric-2S

1001 ± 134 [819; 1 161]

56.2 ± 7.7 [45; 66]

1.30 ± 0.07 [1.13; 1.39]

37.5 ± 4.7 [30; 45]

1299 ± 174 [1095; 1 547]

82.7 ± 4.6 [78; 90]

CChar-0S

628 ± 53 [536; 711]

35.0 ± 6.7 [24; 42]

2.27 ± 0.21 [1.95; 2.63]

65.0 ± 7.5 [56; 76]

1425 ± 188 [1214; 1732]

89.0 ± 9.9 [70; 100]

CChar-2S

465 ± 88 [369; 612]

26.6 ± 6.6 [16; 40]

2.67 ± 0.25 [2.38; 3.08]

76.6 ± 7.0 [64; 86]

1240 ± 262 [1055; 1842]

79.5 ± 13.4 [57; 100]

  1. C1RM, Force developed at an extension velocity of ~ 0.3 m s−1; C50%Fmax, Force corresponding to 50% of isometric maximum; CØFric-0S, Force produced while accelerating the chariot, the flywheel (without friction), and the lower limbs; CØFric-2S, Force produced during spring-assisted acceleration of the chariot, the flywheel (without friction), and the lower limbs; CChar-0S, Acceleration of the chariot without flywheel and the lower limbs; CChar-2S, Spring assisted acceleration of the chariot (without flywheel) and the lower limbs; N, Newtons; %F0-L, percentage of the force-axis intercept of the linear F–v relationship; m s−1, meters per second; W, watts; %Pmax-L, percentage of the apex of the P–v relationship, derived from the linear F–v relationship.
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