Browsing by Author "de Brito Fontana, Heiliane"

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    Vastus Lateralis Maximum Force-Generating Potential Occurs at Optimal Fascicle Length Regardless of Activation Level
    (2016) Herzog, Walter; de Brito Fontana, Heiliane
    Despite the fact that everyday movements are hardly ever performed with muscles contracting maximally, our understanding of the force-length relationship is mostly based on in vitro studies using maximal activation. In this study, the in vivo submaximal and maximal force-length relationships of vastus-lateralis were investigated. Force-length relationships were obtained based on maximal and submaximal levels of force and, also, onEMG activation.