Muscle Tone, Stiffness, and Elasticity in Elite Female Cyclists after Consecutive Short Competitions
Table 4
Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity of the 6 muscles before and after competition 1 and competition 2 (n = 6).
C1
C2
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
VL
Tone (Hz)
15.43 [13.57–16.45]
14.57 [12.84–15.07]
14.78 ± 1.52
14.10 ± 1.14
Stiffness (N/m)
275.50 ± 22.13
255.90 ± 20.27
268.17 ± 36.44
256.13 ± 26.34
Elasticity (log D)
1.33 ± 0.18
1.18 ± 0.15
1.21 ± 0.17
1.20 ± 0.21
VM
Tone (Hz)
13.61 ± 1.09
13.17 ± 1.68
13.25 ± 1.46
12.54 ± 1.38
Stiffness (N/m)
242.07 ± 20.29
224.90 ± 31.53
223.10 [191.40–274.40]
200.40 [144.60–261.20]
Elasticity (log D)
1.24 ± 0.15
1.14 ± 0.18
1.17 [1.14–1.41]
1.05 [0.84–1.29]
RF
Tone (Hz)
14.02 ± 1.11
13.95 ± 1.58
14.01 ± 1.34
13.19 ± 0.65
Stiffness (N/m)
247.37 ± 25.72
232.00 ± 32.11
252.43 ± 29.50
225.53 ± 17.13
Elasticity (log D)
1.40 ± 0.25
1.21 ± 0.15
1.35 ± 0.18
1.18 ± 0.19
BF
Tone (Hz)
14.85 ± 1.54
13.85 ± 1.14
14.64 ± 0.77
14.67 ± 1.53
Stiffness (N/m)
264.13 ± 34.74
236.97 ± 31.57
260.83 ± 24.25
256.03 ± 36.76
Elasticity (log D)
1.35 ± 0.18
1.26 ± 0.13
1.32 ± 0.16
1.25 ± 0.20
LG
Tone (Hz)
14.52 ± 1.17
13.98 ± 0.61
14.83 ± 0.90
13.76 ± 0.62
Stiffness (N/m)
259.10 ± 21.33
239.00 ± 12.61
261.40 ± 38.20
237.53 ± 20.01
Elasticity (log D)
1.20 ± 0.18
1.19 ± 0.10
1.23 ± 0.16
1.19 ± 0.17
MG
Tone (Hz)
16.26 ± 1.24
15.14 ± 1.12
15.84 ± 1.46
14.69 ± 0.94
Stiffness (N/m)
270.60 ± 15.88
245.50 ± 15.88
261.23 ± 29.47
244.23 ± 18.62
Elasticity (log D)
1.23 ± 0.06
1.23 ± 0.06
1.34 ± 0.27
1.28 ± 0.22
Data are expressed as mean ± SD except for cases where the Shapiro-Wilk test failed to demonstrate a normal distribution of the data, in such cases the median and ranges are presented . VL = m. vastus lateralis, VM = m. vastus medialis, RF = m. rectus femoris, BF = m. biceps femoris, LG = m. lateral gastrocnemius, MG = m. medial gastrocnemius, C1 = competition 1, C2 = competition 2.
