Sex‐based comparisons in skeletal muscle fatigue and twitch potentiation

A predominance of type II fibers has been shown to result in a greater decrease in isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force during a fatigue protocol. Also, males have been shown to have a greater type II fiber percent area than females and greater fatigability. Our purpose was to examine changes in MVC and twitch force in males and females during a fatigue protocol and subsequent recovery. Nine men and twelve women performed sixteen …