Table 2.

Mean values (± SD) of the anthropometric characteristics, maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC), root mean square (RMS) of the EMG signal and neuromuscular efficiency of the biceps brachial muscle during MVC, and absolute endurance time at 75 % MVC (T _lim) of elbow flexion obtained from the three sessions: before Ramadan (S1), in the first week of Ramadan (S2), and in the fourth week of Ramadan (S3)

	S1	S2	S3
Body mass (kg)	62.1 ± 7.4	61.8 ± 7.2	61.8 ± 7.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)	20.1 ± 2.2	20.0 ± 2.1	20.0 ± 2.1
MVC (N)	907.7 ± 230.1	878.4 ± 240.1	870.2 ± 245.9
RMS (mV)	0.7 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.3	0.6 ± 0.3
NME	1.4 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.5	1.6 ± 0.5
T lim (s)	35.3 ± 16.7	42.5 ± 22.3	29.5 ± 13.2

No difference was observed among the three different sessions