TABLE 1.

Lean mass, M Quadriceps cross‐sectional area (CSA) and muscle fibre characteristics before (pre) and after (post) 12 wk of resistance exercise training in healthy, older men

	Pre	Post
Whole body lean mass (kg)	59.7 ± 5.4	61.0 ± 5.9*
Leg lean mass (kg)	13.2 ± 1.4	13.6 ± 1.4*
M Quadriceps CSA (mm2)	6796 ± 700	7268 ± 779*
Muscle fibre CSA (µm2)	5746 ± 1419	6397 ± 1527*
Myonuclear content (per fibre)	3.38 ± 0.65	3.65 ± 0.69*
Myonuclear domain size (µm2)	1707 ± 326	1769 ± 355
Satellite cell content (per fibre)	0.064 ± 0.031	0.069 ± 0.029

Data represent mean ± SD.

Abbreviation: CSA, cross‐sectional area.

^*Significantly different compared with Pre, P < .05.