Table 3.

Electromyographic (EMG) measurements from the initial muscle activity of S-starts and C-starts by muskellunge

Relative onset time (ms)Duration (ms)Amplitude (mV)Area (mV ms)
Electrode positionS-startC-startS-startC-startS-startC-startS-startC-start
Anterior EMG ipsilateral -8.94±0.71 -9.25±0.55 35.95±5.88 61.26±11.50 0.69±0.12 0.90±0.14 24.08±5.58 53.27±15.40 
Midbody EMG ipsilateral -7.67±0.90 -8.32±0.75 29.95±5.70 56.63±9.72 0.61±0.13 0.44±0.06 18.15±5.31 22.57±4.32 
Posterior EMG ipsilateral  -6.70±0.72  52.68±9.49  0.59±0.10  23.66±5.29 
Posterior EMG contralateral -6.52±0.79  13.95±2.56  0.56±0.15  7.71±1.67  
Relative onset time (ms)Duration (ms)Amplitude (mV)Area (mV ms)
Electrode positionS-startC-startS-startC-startS-startC-startS-startC-start
Anterior EMG ipsilateral -8.94±0.71 -9.25±0.55 35.95±5.88 61.26±11.50 0.69±0.12 0.90±0.14 24.08±5.58 53.27±15.40 
Midbody EMG ipsilateral -7.67±0.90 -8.32±0.75 29.95±5.70 56.63±9.72 0.61±0.13 0.44±0.06 18.15±5.31 22.57±4.32 
Posterior EMG ipsilateral  -6.70±0.72  52.68±9.49  0.59±0.10  23.66±5.29 
Posterior EMG contralateral -6.52±0.79  13.95±2.56  0.56±0.15  7.71±1.67  

All measurements are means ± S.E.M.; N=15 trials per fast-start type; three trials for each of five individuals.

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