Table 1.

Participant characteristics

	LLBM (≤65 kg lean body mass)	HLBM (≥70 kg lean mass)
Age (y)	21.3 ± 2.2	23.2 ± 3.5
Body mass (kg)	76.8 ± 4.8	98.0 ± 7.8*
Height (m)	1.78 ± 0.05	1.84 ± 0.05*
Lean body mass (kg)	59.3 ± 3.9 (Range = 51.0‐64.4)	76.9 ± 4.3* (Range = 70.7‐83.9)
Fat mass (kg)	14.0 ± 3.3	17.0 ± 5.8
Lean mass (%)	77.7 ± 3.6	78.4 ± 4.7
Fat mass (%)	18.8 ± 3.7	17.3 ± 4.9
Appendicular lean mass (kg)	28.1 ± 2.1	37.4 ± 2.3*
1RM leg press (right leg) (kg)	126.0 ± 21.8	159.0 ± 29.5*
1RM leg press (left leg) (kg)	123.6 ± 23.9	158.7 ± 29.1*

Values are means ± SD. LLBM, lower lean body mass group; HLBM, higher lean body mass group.

*Significant difference from LLBM (P < 0.05).