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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
We examined knee extensor peak torque, work, and electromyogram (EMG) during dynamic contractions to perceived exertion levels in men and women. Thirty subjects performed three maximal effort isokinetic knee extensions (60 deg x s(-1)), followed by three contractions to each of nine separate levels of perceived exertion. Surface EMG of the vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), and rectus femoris (RF), and knee extensor peak torque and work were normalized to a percent of each respective value obtained during the maximal effort contractions. The results demonstrated a significant linear increase in voluntary knee extensor peak torque and work across perceived exertion levels. Knee extensor peak torque and work were less than 70%, 80%, and 90% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) at perceived exertion levels 7, 8, and 9, respectively. A significant increase in VM, VL, and RF muscle EMG was observed across perceived exertion levels 1 through 9, with EMG increase highest for the VL. The findings demonstrate that dynamic contractions guided by perceived exertion are underproduced at relatively high perceptual intensities, and that reliance on VL activation occurs across submaximal torque levels. The overestimation of knee extensor peak torque and work at relatively high perceptual intensities may suggest the presence of a subconscious mechanism aiming to reduce high muscle and joint forces.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
54-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Knee extensor torque, work, and EMG during subjectively graded dynamic contractions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Kinesiology, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA. danny.pincivero@utoledo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't