IMVC

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Acronym	Definition
IMVC	International Mine Ventilation Congress
IMVC	Imperial Male Voice Choir
IMVC	Immune Mechanisms of Virus Control
IMVC	Isometric Maximal Voluntary Contraction (aka Isometric Maximum Voluntary Contraction; physiology)

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whether over-trained elite athletes were able to recruit all of their motor units during a 12-second isometric maximal voluntary contraction. During the last six seconds of the contraction an electrical impulse was superimposed on the exercising muscle by a computerized muscle stimulator.

Dance biomechanics: a tool for controlling health, fitness, and training

Isometric maximal voluntary contraction torque (MVT) was assessed on the Exercise and Control limbs with the subject's elbow joint set to 90[degrees] and shoulder flexed at 45[degrees] using an isokinetic strength-assessment apparatus (Biodex System 2, Biodex, USA).

Electromyographic activity of the biceps brachii after exercise-induced muscle damage

After a rest period of 2 min subjects exerted three 6-seconds isometric maximal voluntary contractions at one-minute intervals.

Alteration of muscle function after electrical stimulation bout of knee extensors and flexors