Table 4 Descriptive data of the strength of the dorsal chain for both groups (foot exercise and control) at all three measurement points.
Variable | Measurement | Foot exercise (mean ± SD) | Control (mean ± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trained | Untrained | First tested | Second tested | ||
Bunkie Test (s) | M1 | 21.5 ± 13.3 | 18.9 ± 10.5 | 15.8 ± 7.6 | 16.0 ± 7.5 |
M2 | 29.8 ± 11.5 | 23.7 ± 10.4 | 17.3 ± 8.2 | 17.1 ± 8.0 | |
M3 | 30.4 ± 10.3 | 28.7 ± 9.9 | 22.8 ± 11.9 | 22.5 ± 11.2 | |
IPC [N] | M1 | 303.8 ± 77.6 | 296.1 ± 66.9 | 275.7 ± 86.5 | 281.7 ± 80.2 |
M2 | 320.6 ± 78.6 | 300.4 ± 66.6 | 271.7 ± 87.4 | 265.7 ± 81.7 | |
M3 | 331.6 ± 80.1 | 325.9 ± 63.8 | 296.8 ± 101.2 | 287.2 ± 98.1 | |
Hamstrings 60°/s (Nm) | M1 | 103.2 ± 36.0 | 97.0 ± 31.6 | 95.1 ± 28.5 | 89.1 ± 21.8 |
M2 | 105.0 ± 37.6 | 102.2 ± 34.2 | 90.1 ± 27.3 | 86.7 ± 25.7 | |
M3 | 102.6 ± 41.6 | 98.0 ± 35.4 | 86.6 ± 23.0 | 88.7 ± 25.0 | |
Hamstrings 120°/s (Nm) | M1 | 92.2 ± 32.9 | 87.0 ± 30.9 | 84.5 ± 23.3 | 83.3 ± 23.8 |
M2 | 96.8 ± 38.2 | 93.5 ± 33.9 | 79.6 ± 24.5 | 80.7 ± 22.6 | |
M3 | 97.0 ± 41.5 | 93.7 ± 38.2 | 82.5 ± 25.0 | 82.3 ± 25.5 | |