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Table 4.

Quadriceps muscle function and handgrip strength

				Men
	Women				Lifelong Exercisers
	YE	LLE	OH	YE	Combined	LLE-P	LLE-F	OH
1RM, kg	80 ± 6^*	54 ± 3	42 ± 2	121 ± 5^*	86 ± 3	86 ± 3	85 ± 8	78 ± 4
V_max, °/s	789 ± 28	681 ± 36	715 ± 32	784 ± 35^*	639 ± 21	645 ± 28	629 ± 29	634 ± 21
P_o, N·m	138 ± 10^†	105 ± 9	82 ± 4	210 ± 12^*	165 ± 6^†	166 ± 8	163 ± 10	134 ± 9
Power at 40% 1RM, W	404 ± 38^*	221 ± 20	146 ± 10	699 ± 30^*	370 ± 19	365 ± 13	377 ± 50	318 ± 42
Power at 70% 1RM, W	375 ± 32^*	206 ± 20	141 ± 7	641 ± 33^*	334 ± 18	340 ± 15	322 ± 46	294 ± 32
Handgrip strength, kg	33 ± 1^*	27 ± 2^†	20 ± 1	51 ± 3	46 ± 2	48 ± 3	43 ± 2	44 ± 1

Values are means ± SE. 1RM, 1-repetition maximum; V_max, maximal contraction velocity; P_o, maximal isometric force; YE, young exercisers; LLE, lifelong exercisers; LLE-P, LLE-performance; LLE-F, LLE-fitness; OH, old healthy nonexercisers.

P < 0.05 vs. main groups;

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P < 0.05 vs. OH.