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Maximum Voluntary Contraction Testing

Maximum Voluntary Contraction Testing is a muscular strength assessment method that quantifies the highest force or torque an individual can generate voluntarily during a sustained isometric contraction, distinguished from other strength tests by its emphasis on volitional effort without external propulsion.

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Contractile speed and EMG changes during fatigue of sustained maximal voluntary contractions

B. Bigland-Ritchie, Roland S. Johansson, O. C. J. Lippold et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1983 · 566 citations

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Reliability of measurements of muscle strength and voluntary activation using twitch interpolation

G M Allen, Simon C. Gandevia, David K. McKenzie · Muscle & Nerve · 1995 · 561 citations

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Fatigue of intermittent submaximal voluntary contractions: central and peripheral factors

B. Bigland-Ritchie, F. Furbush, J. J. Woods · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1986 · 533 citations

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Recovery from exercise-induced desaturation in the quadriceps muscles of elite competitive rowers

B. Chance, M. T. Dait, C. Zhang et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1992 · 522 citations

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Lower‐Extremity strength profiles in spastic cerebral palsy

Mary Elizabeth Wiley, Diane L. Damiano · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology · 1998 · 500 citations

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    David G. Behm

    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. RM
    Roger M. Enoka

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    12 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. CL
    Charles L. Rice

    Western University, Canada

    12 publications · 973 citations

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  4. SC
    Simon C. Gandevia

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    11 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. AK
    Andreas Konrad

    University of Graz, Austria

    9 publications · 323 citations

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  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

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    66 publications

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  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    18 h-index

    108 publications

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  3. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    18 h-index

    61 publications

    7.4K citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    17 h-index

    43 publications

    5.8K citations

  5. Western University

    London, Canada

    16 h-index

    46 publications

    4.4K citations

  6. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    16 h-index

    54 publications

    4.4K citations

  7. Neuroscience Research Australia

    Sydney, Australia

    15 h-index

    40 publications

    4.7K citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    14 h-index

    29 publications

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  1. Journal of Applied Physiology

    88 publications · 9.8K citations

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  2. Muscle & Nerve

    62 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 41 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 69 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    JSCR · 47 publications · 2.9K citations

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