Table 3. Prone vs. seated peak torque (PT), total work (TW) and average power (AP). Data are means (±SD).

 

Velocity

Flexion

Extension

 

 (deg·sec-1)

Prone

Seated

Prone

Seated

PT(Nm)     

60

87.1 (26.3)

99.2 (23.0) *

173.7 (45.3)

189.9 (50.3)

 

120

73.9 (22.7)

91.4 (21.3) *

129.2 (44.5)

163.4 (48.3) *

 

180

71.0 (18.4)

86.0 (21.0) *

115.8 (39.3)

139.9 (45.9) *

 

240

66.4 (17.9)

83.5 (22.9) *

108.9 (29.4)

123.3 (44.4)

 

360

67.0 (16.8)

96.7 (27.3) *

91.3 (27.3)

106.2 (42.7)


TW(Joules)


60


331.4 (132.4)


355.4 (105.3)


531.3 (165.9)


576.1 (183.4)

 

120

256.7 (94.3)

347.1 (69.8) *

398.2 (180.0)

536.7 (157.0)

 

180

234.7 (72.8)

314.9 (70.4) *

371.9 (151.8)

464.5 (141.4)

 

240

216.7 (69.5)

260.3 (94.8)

341.2 (152.4)

396.0 (141.2)

 

360

170.0 (54.9)

209.7 (76.6) *

253.3 (119.8)

310.7 (123.1)


AP(Watts


60


61.0 (15.2)


72.2 (17.1) *


94.0 (27.1)


126.3 (36.8) *

 

120

90.8 (31.0)

118.2 (41.3) *

137.2 (57.8)

209.3 (62.2) *

 

180

119.1  (39.8)

139.2 (68.4) *

180.6 (65.6)

252.3 (80.7) *

 

240

137.8  (42.8)

165.9 (59.0) *

209.9 (76.5)

263.9 (101.3) *

 

360

132.0 (47.1)

172.2 (69.3) *

200.0 (86.9)

265.0 (105.1) *

*Significantly (p < 0.05) greater than prone.