Relationships between Motor Unit Behavior during Maximal Effort Contractions and Skeletal Muscle Phenotype

It has long been hypothesized that the physical properties of the muscle are related to motor unit behavior. Indeed, recent investigations have reported a relationship between skeletal muscle phenotype of the vastus lateralis and motor unit (MU) firing parameters during submaximal contractions. However, the nature of this relationship during maximal contractions in unknown and warrants further investigation. PURPOSE: The purpose of the current...