Open AccessEndurance limit of force in long-term intermittent static contractions.
Author(s) -
Marianne Gerner Björkstén,
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2795
Subject(s) - contraction (grammar) , mechanics , muscle contraction , mathematics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physics , medicine
The relationship between endurance time and the mean force of contraction was investigated in intermittent and sustained static contractions over a long period of time (60 min). For intermittent static contractions the endurance limit of the mean force of contraction was found to be 14.0%, and for sustained static contractions it was 7.9% of the maximal force of contraction. Weak subjects appear to have a higher endurance limit of force than strong subjects.