Table 6 Results of the mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the effect of sex and day on 50^th percentile or median muscle activity

RMS₅₀

M. extensor digitorum

RMS_50.DIFF [%RVE]

27

− 1.49

(8.08)

− 0.81

(4.93)

− 0.85

(5.95)

29

− 0.19

(4.48)

− 0.89

(4.46)

0.18

(5.08)

99.330

(2, 108)

0.000*

0.188

(1, 54)

0.667

0.270

(2, 108)

0.764

RMS_50.MEAN [%RVE]

27

49.79

(38.14)

47.44

(31.48)

45.33

(29.80)

29

42.86

(19.54)

42.83

(27.49)

40.85

(26.98)

6.503

(2, 108)

0.002*

1.366

(1, 54)

0.248

0.761

(2, 108)

0.470

M. flexor carpi radialis

RMS_50.DIFF [%RVE]

27

− 1.70

(6.89)

− 0.87

(2.95)

− 0.15

(3.78)

25

− 2.24

(7.39)

− 1.51

(6.21)

− 1.67

(2.24)

1249.17

(2, 100)

0.000*

0.478

(1, 50)

0.492

1.200

(2, 100)

0.306

RMS_50.MEAN [%RVE]

27

19.51

(16.93)

16.07

(10.77)

17.32

(14.70)

25

24.00

(18.08)

24.03

(20.38)

21.88

(15.24)

1.593

(2, 100)

0.208

4.498

(1, 50)

0.039*

1.498

(2, 100)

0.229

M. biceps brachii

RMS_50.DIFF [%RVE]

26

0.89

(8.30)

4.37

(7.63)

1.20

(8.20)

29

− 6.47

(9.68)

− 3.97

(10.51)

− 3.17

(7.29)

3.539

(2, 106)

0.033*

13.868

(1, 53)

0.000*

0.220

(2, 106)

0.803

RMS_50.MEAN [%RVE]

26

36.07

(18.46)

35.17

(11.54)

35.97

(23.50)

29

37.34

(24.74)

32.83

(23.34)

35.68

(25.52)

3.025

(2, 106)

0.053

0.002

(1, 53)

0.967

0.125

(2, 106)

0.882

M. triceps brachii

RMS_50.DIFF [%RVE]

25

0.00

(2.14)

0.66

(1.74)

0.00

(1.14)

30

− 1.48

(3.94)

− 0.69

(1.94)

0.00

(2.20)

1101.95

(2, 106)

0.000*

5.755

(1, 53)

0.020*

1.669

(2, 106)

0.193

RMS_50.MEAN [%RVE]

25

5.97

(7.65)

5.61

(6.26)

5.62

(2.82)

30

9.59

(5.73)

8.30

(6.06)

7.40

(5.54)

5.046

(2, 106)

0.008*

6.865

(1, 53)

0.011*

0.365

(2, 106)

0.695