KINS 2295 Lecture Notes - Myocyte, Dynamometer
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Muscular strength is the greatest amount of force muscle can produce in a single maximal effort. Isotonic when the bony levers move through a range of motion to perform work. This contraction is divided into two type of contraction. Eccentric contraction is when the muscle lengthens to produce force. Isometric contraction is when the muscle is contracting, but there is no change in the angle of the joint of the muscle. Isokinetic contraction is when the contracting muscle is moving at a constant velocity, therefore the person is exerting maximal force throughout the full motion. The nautilus machine is a resistance device that changes as the joint goes through a range of motion so that the muscle is stressed more at more optimal joint angles. This machines help a person to experience isokinetic contraction. One repetition maximum when a person will get a free weight and can only curl the dumbbell once.
