ABSTRACT
When muscles contract at increasing velocity the muscle force decreases. For excised muscle a hyperbolic relation exists between the force developed and the velocity of contraction (Hill, 1938). Conflicting results have been reported on the moment-velocity relations obtained during isokinetic knee extensions in humans (Perrine and Edgerton, 1978; Thorstensson et al. 1976). Moreover, only few reports exist for the effect of different training regimens on the force-velocity relation of the knee extensors. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of different strength training regimens on the force-velocity relation of the human knee extensors, and describe the effect on kicking performance.
