Table 1 Neuromuscular assessment
| Control | Heavy sled | Drop jumps | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Δ% | Before | After | Δ% | Before | After | Δ% | |
| Global function indicators | |||||||||
| Vastus lateralis RMS (µV) |
347.90 ± 128.20 (256.19 to 439.65) |
334.30 ± 138.30 (235.38 to 433.22) |
− 3.90 ± 18.00 (− 16.82 to 8.98) |
362.20 ± 183.90 (231.68 to 494.76) |
319.30 ± 132.60| (224.44 to 414.21) |
− 8.70 ± 20.00 (− 23.07 to 5.58) |
315.50 ± 114.10 (233.87 to 397.05) |
304.80 ± 133.70 (109.10 to 400.44) |
− 3.70 ± 23.70 (− 20.67 to 13.22) |
| Vastus lateralis MdF (Hz) |
70.80 ± 13.30 (61.32 to 80.32) |
75.80 ± 8.00* (70.10 to 81.57) |
10.30 ± 23.70 (− 6.66 to 27.25) |
65.40 ± 14.10 (55.28 to 75.44) |
73.40 ± 14.80* (62.78 to 83.92) |
14.00 ± 21.60 (− 1.44 to 29.42) |
66.20 ± 11.70 (57.86 to 74.58) |
72.00 ± 12.60* (63.02 to 81.02) |
13.10 ± 32.70 (− 10.29 to 36.50) |
| Peripheral function indicators | |||||||||
| M-waveamp (mV) |
12.10 ± 3.30 (9.81 to 14.47) |
12.80 ± 3.30 (10.42 to 15.14) |
6.40 ± 13.70 (− 3.32 to 16.26) |
12.60 ± 3.10 (10.41 to 14.85) |
13.50 ± 4.60 (10.24 to 16.87) |
6.00 ± 16.10 (− 5.47 to 17.55) |
12.10 ± 3.70 (9.44 to 14.74) |
12.30 ± 4.30 (9.17 to 15.39) |
1.20 ± 12.60 (− 7.81 to 10.29) |