Sentences with phrase «knee extensor force»

Isometric knee extensor force was measured using a dynamometer.

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Typically, kneecaps lessen the force extensor muscles must exert to straighten the knee.

This means that the hip extensor and knee extensor muscles are producing force when they are at more moderate (and not short) muscle lengths.

As explained above, COD maneuvers most commonly involve force production when the hip extensors and knee extensors are at moderate muscle lengths (although the exact joint angles can vary widely between individuals and tasks).

This suggests that the ability of the hip flexors and extensors to produce force, and the ability of the knee extensors and flexors to absorb it, during the swing phase is the key to faster running.

To determine right knee extensor MVC force production, the subjects were seated on a knee extension table with the knee and hip flexed at 90 °.

Therefore, athletes sprint faster by producing more force (concentrically) by the hip extensors (gluteus maximus, adductor magnus, and hamstrings) and hip flexors, and then absorbing it (eccentrically) by the knee flexors (hamstrings) and extensors (quadriceps).