Table 2: Pennation angle (Θ), fibre length (L), and thickness (H) at rest and at the 50% MVC before and after 6-d DI with long-term electromyostimulation trainings.
Muscle type/Conditions | Θmean (deg) | L (mm) | H (mm) | |||
before | after | before | after | before | after | |
MG | ||||||
rest | 37 ± 3 | 29 ± 2 | 32 ± 2 | 28 ± 1 | 19 ± 2 | 14 ± 1 |
50% MVC | 49 ± 1† | 41 ± 2† | 26 ± 3 | 22 ± 2 | 20 ± 2 | 14 ± 1 |
LG | ||||||
rest | 22 ± 2 | 18 ± 1 | 36 ± 2 | 31 ± 2 | 13 ± 2 | 10 ± 1 |
50% MVC | 26 ± 2 | 21 ± 3 | 36 ± 3 | 28 ± 2 | 16 ± 2 | 10 ± 1 |
SOL | ||||||
rest | 28 ± 3 | 24 ± 3 | 36 ± 3 | 32 ± 2 | 17 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 |
50% MVC | 36 ± 5† | 30 ± 4† | 32 ± 2 | 26 ± 2 | 19 ± 1 | 12 ± 1 |
Values are means ± SD † P < 0.05.