title: Electromyographic fatigue thresholds of the superficial muscles of the quadriceps femoris.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the thresholds of neuromuscular fatigue determined simultaneously from the vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM) and rectus femoris (RF) muscles using the electromyographic fatigue threshold (EMGFT) test. Eight adult volunteers [mean (SD) age, 33 (10) years] served as subjects for this investigation. The results of a one-way repeated measured ANOVA indicated that there was a significant (P < 0.05) difference among the mean EMGFT values for the VL [248(31)W], VM [223(43)W] and RF [220(30)W] muscles. Tukey post-hoc comparisons indicated that the EMGFT for the RF was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than that of the VL. These findings suggested that during cycle ergometry there is a dissociation in neuromuscular fatigue characteristics of the superficial muscles of the quadriceps femoris group.
authors.affiliation: Human Performance Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0229, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Housh
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: deVries
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Housh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Evetovich
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bradway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004056:Differential Threshold; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018763:Muscle Fatigue; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*