Table 3.

Muscle strength and aerobic capacity (absolute and relative to body mass) for CON and LEU groups measured at baseline and the change following bed rest and rehabilitation

	Knee Extensor Torque: Isometric, Nm	Knee Extensor Torque: 60°/s, Nm	V̇o2peak, L/min	Relative V̇o2peak, ml/kg/min
Baseline
CON	150.7 ± 12.5	133.0 ± 10.8	1.8 ± 0.2	24.5 ± 1.9
LEU	145.5 ± 12.5	130.0 ± 11.8	1.8 ± 0.2	23.4 ± 1.8
Δ Post-BR
CON	0.41 ± 8.5	−16.3 ± 5.5*	−0.1 ± 0.1*	−1.2 ± 0.9*
LEU	−7.1 ± 8.5	−24.8 ± 4.5*†	−0.3 ± 0.1*	−3.4 ± 1.1*
Δ Post-Rehab
CON	−1.1 ± 7.2	−10.0 ± 4.1*	−0.1 ± 0.1	−1.2 ± 0.9
LEU	−2.1 ± 7.2	−22.9 ± 4.8*†	−0.1 ± 0.1	−1.1 ± 1.0

Values are means ± SE. Δ Post-BR, change from baseline following bed rest; Δ Post-Rehab, change from baseline following rehabilitation.

^*Significant change from baseline, P < 0.05;

^†significant difference from CON, P < 0.05.