Table 1 Pre- and post-immersion maximal force and post-immersion amplitude of electromyography in each muscle relative to the pre-immersion maximal voluntary contraction

Pre-immersion maximal force (kg)

53.0 (2.7)

53.8 (2.5)

53.9 (2.7)

Post-immersion maximal force (kg)

48.8 (2.9)^{b, c}

52.7 (2.9)^a

52.7 (3.4)^a

Post-immersion %MVC in the RF (%)

98.8 (5.6)^b

116.6 (4.6)^{a, c}

94.3 (7.5)^b

Post-immersion %MVC in the VL (%)

102.3 (6.5)

116.2 (6.6)

98.5 (7.0)