Table 5.

Intermuscular time-frequency coherence results after NMES intervention.

Muscle pairs	frequency band	Weighted squats	Fake stimulation	Real stimulation	F-value	P-value	η²
BB-PM	α	0.032 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	0.040 ± 0.01	1.67	0.20	0.055
	β	0.034 ± 0.01	0.032 ± 0.01	0.042 ± 0.01bc	5.85	0.003	0.170
	γ	0.033 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	0.033 ± 0.01	0.83	0.44	0.028
BRD-LD	α	0.033 ± 0.01	0.026 ± 0.01	0.038 ± 0.01bc	4.95	0.001	0.148
	β	0.032 ± 0.01	0.033 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	1.44	0.25	0.048
	γ	0.025 ± 0.01	0.032 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	1.62	0.21	0.054
TB-PM	α	0.029 ± 0.01	0.031 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	1.38	0.27	0.046
	β	0.031 ± 0.01	0.028 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01bc	4.60	0.004	0.139
	γ	0.032 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	0.035 ± 0.01	0.70	0.51	0.024
BF-ABS	α	0.034 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.02	0.039 ± 0.01	1.24	0.30	0.042
	β	0.032 ± 0.01	0.029 ± 0.01	0.038 ± 0.01bc	5.85	0.001	0.170
	γ	0.031 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	1.08	0.35	0.037
GM-ABS	α	0.034 ± 0.01	0.037 ± 0.01	0.041 ± 0.01	1.60	0.22	0.053
	β	0.035 ± 0.01	0.038 ± 0.01	0.040 ± 0.01	1.25	0.30	0.042
	γ	0.025 ± 0.01	0.026 ± 0.02	0.033 ± 0.01bc	5.10	0.003	0.152
GM-LD	α	0.031 ± 0.01	0.033 ± 0.01	0.039 ± 0.01bc	6.50	0.005	0.186
	β	0.034 ± 0.01	0.038 ± 0.01	0.040 ± 0.01	1.20	0.31	0.040
	γ	0.032 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	0.039 ± 0.01	1.40	0.26	0.047
VM-LD	α	0.029 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	0.039 ± 0.01bc	4.80	0.003	0.144
	β	0.034 ± 0.01	0.038 ± 0.01	0.041 ± 0.01	1.55	0.23	0.052
	γ	0.035 ± 0.01	0.039 ± 0.01	0.042 ± 0.01	1.40	0.26	0.047
GM-PM	α	0.033 ± 0.01	0.036 ± 0.01	0.040 ± 0.01	1.35	0.27	0.045
	β	0.022 ± 0.01	0.026 ± 0.01	0.035 ± 0.01bc	4.95	0.003	0.148
	γ	0.030 ± 0.01	0.033 ± 0.01	0.034 ± 0.01	1.15	0.13	0.039

b indicates a significant difference between weighted squats and the real stimulus; c indicates a significant difference between the sham stimulus and the real stimulus. P< 0.05 indicates a significant difference. GLM, gluteus maximus; VM, vastus medialis; VL, vastus lateralis; BF, biceps femoris; GM, medial gastrocnemius; GL, lateral gastrocnemius; ABS, rectus abdominis; LD, latissimus dorsi; TRAP, trapezius; PM, pectoralis major; DEL, deltoid; BB, biceps brachii; TB, triceps brachii; BRD, brachioradialis. Statistical significance for intermuscular time-frequency coherence outcomes was interpreted after Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate correction across the tested muscle-pair and frequency-band variables.