Table 2.

ΔT₂ in the muscles of the quadriceps

	Largest ΔT2		2nd Largest ΔT2		2nd Smallest ΔT2		Smallest ΔT2
Participant No.	ΔT2	Muscle	ΔT2	Muscle	ΔT2	Muscle	ΔT2	Muscle
1	4	RF	1	VI	−1	VM	−11	VL
2	23	VL	15	RF	4	VM	3	VI
3	16	RF	3	VM	3	VI	2	VL
4	24	RF	7	VL	6	VM	−1	VI
5	16	VL	10	VI	6	RF	3	VM
6	3	RF	2	VL	0	VI	−3	VM
Mean (SD)	14 (9)†		6 (5)*†		3 (3)‡		−1 (5)§

Difference in T₂ relaxation times between rest and immediately after the limit of tolerance (ΔT₂). Values are presented in ms and ordered from largest to smallest ΔT₂. Different from the next largest rank-ordering of ΔT₂ (

^*P = 0.02,

^§P = 0.03). Different from zero (

^†P = 0.05,

^‡P = 0.06).