Fig. 4

Ankle restriction increases net metabolic rate and Δnet metabolic rate. a The subject averaged (N = 15) net metabolic rate increased in all conditions with ankle restriction when compared to the braced condition, and the simultaneous restriction of the ankle and knee was more expensive than the restriction of the knee in isolation. The subject averaged (N = 15) b Δnet metabolic rate increased significantly in the restricted-a + k condition when compared to the restricted-knee condition. All a, b error bars are mean ± s.e.m. Asterisks indicate a statistically significant difference (post-hoc paired t-test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparison, p < 0.05)