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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Four different test protocols were designed to determine the effects of test mode and number of contractions on the isokinetic measurements : Group A, 4 reciprocal flexion-extension repetitions at each angular velocity of 60 degrees/sec and 180 degrees/sec in one leg in the continuous test group ; Group B, 4 and 20 reciprocal flexion-extension repetitions at 60 degrees/sec and 180 degrees/sec, respectively, in the contralateral leg in the same group ; Group C, 4 repetitions in extensors and flexors at each angular velocity of 60 degrees/sec and 180 degrees/sec with a 5-minute rest between the two muscle groups in one leg in the separate test group ; and Group D, 4 repetitions at 60 degrees/sec and 20 repetitions at 180 degrees/sec for extensors and flexors with a 5-minute rest between the two muscle groups in the contralateral leg in the same group.