Individual differences between concentric forearm strength of 27 college men and concentric MT, eccentric MT and strength contraction MT were found to be low. The speed to contract skeletal muscle is influenced by muscle length and the degree and type of contraction. Concentric forearm speed was more rapid than eccentric speed of movement.
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