Table 1.

T₂ at rest and immediately after the limit of tolerance in the muscles of the quadriceps

	RF		VM		VI		VL
Participant No.	Preexercise	Postexercise	Preexercise	Postexercise	Preexercise	Postexercise	Preexercise	Postexercise
1	45	49	52	51	63	64	63	52
2	48	63	51	55	59	62	52	75
3	46	62	49	52	63	66	54	56
4	46	70	51	57	61	60	56	63
5	49	55	46	49	47	57	35	51
6	47	50	48	45	49	49	49	51
Mean (SD)	47 (2)	58 (8)*	49 (2)	52 (4)	57 (7)	60 (6)	51 (9)	58 (10)

Values are in ms. T₂, spin-spin relaxation time; RF, rectus femoris; VM, vastus medialis; VI, vastus intermedius; VL, vastus lateralis. Different from the preexercise value (*P = 0.02).