The effect of elbow angle and external moment on load sharing of elbow muscles

To study elbow muscle load sharing we investigated the effect of external flexion-extension (FE) and pronation-supination (PS) moments and elbow angle on muscle activation and oxygen consumption (V̇O2).Two data sets were obtained. First, (n=6) …

Knee angle-dependent oxygen consumption of human quadriceps muscles during maximal voluntary and electrically evoked contractions

Fatigability and muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2) during sustained voluntary isometric knee extensions are less at extended (30° knee angle; 07deg;, full extension) versus flexed knee angles (907deg;). This lower energy consumption may partially …

Knee extensor muscle oxygen consumption in relation to muscle activation

Recently, fatigability and muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2) during sustained isometric contractions were found to be less at shorter (30° knee angle; 0° = full extension) compared to longer knee extensor muscle lengths (90°) and, at low torques, less …