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Table 2 Participants characteristics

From: Muscles adaptation to aging and training: architectural changes – a randomised trial

Variable

Young trained at 55% 1RM (Y55)

Old trained at 55% 1RM (O55)

Old trained at 80% 1RM (O80)

Number of participants

10

13

14

Age (Years)

24.8 ± 3.6*

70.0 ± 4.6

69.8 ± 4.4

Height (cm)

178.8 ± 7.5

175.0 ± 7.2

176.3 ± 4.8

Weight (Kg)

75.2 ± 11.6

80.3 ± 12.4

80.3 ± 13.6

  1. MVC Maximal Voluntary Contraction
  2. *Significant difference between young and old (S55 and S80) (p < 0.001); Data are presented as means ± SD