| SED | sedentary |
| TRA | trained |
| VL | vastus lateralis muscle |
| ET | endurance training |
| RT | resistance training |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid or citric acid, or Krebs cycle |
| mTOR | mechanistic Target Of Rapamicyn |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| OMM | Outer Mitochondrial Membrane |
| DDR | DNA Damage Response. |