Table 1.

Subjects’ characteristics before and after 4 weeks of application of external forearm compressions to the non-dominant forearm

	50 mmHg (n = 8)		100 mmHg (n = 8)		150 mmHg (n = 8)
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Age (years)	24 ± 2	–	22 ± 1	–	22 ± 1	–
Height (cm)	179 ± 2	–	177 ± 1	–	177 ± 3	–
Weight (kg)	80 ± 5	81 ± 5	87 ± 7	86 ± 6	76 ± 5	80 ± 7
Dominant forearm volume (ml)	1,195 ± 91	1,232 ± 91	1,264 ± 84	1,263 ± 75	1,089 ± 82	1,150 ± 105
Non-dominant forearm volume (ml)	1,156 ± 99	1,186 ± 101	1,226 ± 83	1,213 ± 76	1,093 ± 83	1,150 ± 106
Dominant forearm MVC (kg)	48 ± 3	50 ± 2	53 ± 1	56 ± 2	48 ± 3	50 ± 2
Non-dominant forearm MVC (kg)	47 ± 4	50 ± 4	52 ± 2	55 ± 2	44 ± 2	50 ± 4

Values are means ± SE. There were no significant differences among groups or between pre- and post-values within any group

MVC Maximal voluntary contraction