Muscle Tone, Stiffness, and Elasticity in Elite Female Cyclists after Consecutive Short Competitions
Table 5
Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity of the 6 muscles during 5 days of competition week (n = 6).
FP
R1
C1
R2
C2
VL
Tone (Hz)
14.84 ± 1.38
14.46 ± 0.80
14.86 ± 1.35
14.46 ± 1.11
15.06 ± 1.12
Stiffness (N/m)
272.97 ± 21.84
265.80 ± 15.19
275.13 ± 25.21
263.40 ± 27.76
272.47 ± 27.90
Elasticity (log D)
1.47 ± 0.20
1.40 ± 0.17
1.42 ± 0.24
1.34 ± 0.19
1.19 ± 0.20
VM
Tone (Hz)
13.68 ± 1.36
13.34 ± 1.03
13.54 ± 1.17
13.42 ± 1.11
13.16 ± 0.91
Stiffness (N/m)
234.20 ± 25.23
239.90 ± 23.13
241.80 ± 22.22
235.27 ± 17.93
234.27 ± 20.06
Elasticity (log D)
1.35 ± 0.12
1.39 ± 0.20
1.38 ± 0.16
1.36 ± 0.15
1.29 ± 0.20
RF
Tone (Hz)
14.07 ± 1.34
13.99 ± 1.11
13.86 ± 0.94
13.92 ± 1.09
14.12 ± 0.97
Stiffness (N/m)
242.97 ± 27.47
242.87 ± 24.42
247.27 ± 17.99
245.50 ± 14.84
262.13 ± 23.11
Elasticity (log D)
1.43 ± 0.18
1.42 ± 0.15
1.49 ± 0.17
1.44 ± 0.16
1.51 ± 0.26
BF
Tone (Hz)
14.30 ± 0.98
14.18 ± 1.19
14.02 ± 0.88
14.17 ± 1.10
13.98 ± 0.90
Stiffness (N/m)
248.30 ± 22.16
249.77 ± 31.92
250.00 ± 22.20
246.03 ± 33.12
249.27 ± 28.23
Elasticity (log D)
1.37 ± 0.21
1.37 ± 0.15
1.31 ± 0.18
1.30 ± 0.20
1.33 ± 0.21
LG
Tone (Hz)
14.08 ± 0.62
14.27 ± 1.08
14.79 ± 0.95
14.62 ± 0.95
14.36 ± 0.44
Stiffness (N/m)
246.37 ± 13.91
242.83 ± 14.21
249.40 ± 17.65
245.67 ± 17.67
245.87 ± 12.50
Elasticity (log D)
1.34 ± 0.16
1.21 ± 0.14
1.25 ± 0.16
1.26 ± 0.17
1.26 ± 0.19
MG
Tone (Hz)
14.75 ± 0.82
15.70 ± 1.09
15.75 ± 0.93
15.66 ± 1.09
14.90 ± 0.88
Stiffness (N/m)
244.37 ± 14.40
248.40 ± 17.35
249.93 ± 13.03
245.27 ± 20.89
240.20 ± 16.28
Elasticity (log D)
1.47 ± 0.12
1.34 ± 0.12
1.38 ± 0.17
1.38 ± 0.20
1.35 ± 0.22
Values are mean ± SD, compared to day 1. VL = m. vastus lateralis, VM = m. vastus medialis, RF = m. rectus femoris, BF = m. biceps femoris, LG = m. lateral gastrocnemius, MG = m. medial gastrocnemius.
