Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex.
Yuxiao GuoEleanor J JonesThomas B InnsIsabel A ElyDaniel W StashukDaniel J WilkinsonKenneth SmithJessica PiaseckiBethan E PhillipsPhilip J AthertonMathew PiaseckiPublished in: Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) (2022)
In the vastus lateralis, females produce muscle force via different neuromuscular recruitment strategies to males which is characterized by smaller MUs discharging at higher rates. However, similar strategies are employed to increase force production from low- to mid-level contractions. These findings of similar proportional increases between sexes support the use of mixed sex cohorts in studies of this nature.
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