Gender influences neuromuscular adaptations to muscle unloading.

Muscle unloading results in decreased strength. This is partly attributed to reduced neural activation. This study examined whether men and women experienced different adaptations to muscle unloading.

Adaptations to short-term muscle unloading in young and aged men.

Introduction: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether young (21.7 yr) and aged (68.5 yr) men experienced similar responses to 7 d of muscle unloading (N = 10 per group).