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Table 1.

Participants Characteristics

	Younger Adults	Older Adults
N	16 (8 males, 8 females)	16 (8 males, 8 females)
Age, y	27±2	70±2^*
Weight, kg	70.2±3.1	66.9±3.0
Height, cm	167.2±3.0	165.9±2.5
Body mass index, kg/m²	25.1±0.9	24.2±0.6
Body fat, %	28.3±2.2	31.5±2.0
Lean mass, kg	48.4±3.2	43.7±2.7
Bilateral leg extension 1RM, kg	92.9±9.0	62.4±5.6^*
1RM/lean mass	1.9±0.1	1.4±0.1^*

Notes: Values are means ± SE. 1RM = 1 repetition maximum.

*Significantly different from younger adults (p < .05).