You have decided to use repeated contractions to strengthen a patient's quadriceps who has failed to exhibit the desired muscular response throughout a portion of the range of motion. Which of the following BEST describes how this technique should be applied?
1. With the extremity placed into a shortened range within the range of motion portion
2. At the end of the available range of motion
3. At the point where the desired muscular response begins to diminish
4. During a maximal contraction of the antagonistic muscle group
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