Table 1.

Participants’ characteristics

	CON (n = 11)	DAM (n = 10)
Age, yr	20 ± 1	20 ± 1
Body mass, kg	74 ± 3	74 ± 5
Height, cm	178 ± 7	176 ± 2
BMI, kg·m−2	23 ± 1	24 ± 2

Values are represented as means ± SE. CON participants performed no eccentric contractions, whereas DAM participants performed 300 maximal eccentric muscle damaging knee extensor contractions in both legs immediately before the start of a 7-day unilateral leg immobilization period. BMI, body mass index. No significant differences were observed between groups (P > 0.05).