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Muscular Strength is defined as "The maximum force that can be generated by a muscle or group of muscles in one singular contraction.

Muscular strength is affected by the following factors.

-Cross sectional area of the muscle

-Angle of pull

-Length

-Age

-Gender

-Number of fibres (motor units) recruited

-Speed of contraction, depends on (Slow or fast twitch muscle fibres)

-Shape of muscle

-Type of contraction

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