For the SS procedure, the subject was instructed to relax while the ankle was subjected to the light dorsiflexion torque for 11 seconds, followed by the application of the large dorsiflexion torque for 50 seconds. The AC procedure was the same as the SS procedure with the addition of a low-level voluntary contraction of the dorsiflexors during the entire application of the large dorsiflexion torque. For the HR procedure, the light dorsiflexion was applied for