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Calculation of the Energy Produced in Muscles by Mechanical Means

Publication at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
2010

Abstract

Rheological Maxwell-type model is used to obtain a relation between energy input to a muscle and the work produced by it. The key role in the relation plays the muscle activity 1/η which describes how much energy is converted to work in unit volume element at unit time.