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Table 3.

Physiological cross-sectional areas and resting length values used in the model

Muscle group	PCA (m²)	Resting length (m)
Hip extensors	0.014	0.26
Hip flexors	0.007	0.24
Knee extensors	0.024	0.23
Knee flexors	0.012	0.23
Ankle extensors	0.005	0.29
Ankle flexors	0.026	0.41

Muscle group	PCA (m²)	Resting length (m)
Hip extensors	0.014	0.26
Hip flexors	0.007	0.24
Knee extensors	0.024	0.23
Knee flexors	0.012	0.23
Ankle extensors	0.005	0.29
Ankle flexors	0.026	0.41

PCA, physiological cross-sectional area.