Abstract
Limb acceleration and deceleration during exercise on an isokinetic device encounter no machine-offered resistance. The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between velocity and range of motion that is sustained at a predetermined isokinetic velocity, termed load range, during concentric knee extension and flexion exercise. Nine male and nine female subjects performed three maximal concentric reciprocal knee extension and flexion repetitions at 60, 120, 180, 240, 360, and 450 degrees/sec. Extension and flexion results revealed a significant (p < 0.05) increase in acceleration and deceleration range of motion while load range significantly decreased with increasing velocity. Males exhibited greater load range and less acceleration range of motion than females at 240, 360, and 450 degrees/sec, while deceleration range of motion was not different between genders at any speed. These results demonstrate an inverse relationship between isokinetic velocity and load range and suggest a need to carefully consider velocity selection when performing exercise on an isokinetic device.
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