Table 2

Comparison of absolute (PT) and body weight-normalised (PT/BW) baseline peak torque between male and female skiers

	Males		Females
Muscle	PT (N m)	PT/BW (N m/kg)	PT (N m)	PT/BW (N m/kg)
Hamstring
Concentric contractions
Right thigh	91.9±20.1	1.16±0.23	59.6±15.0*	0.93±0.24*
Left thigh	92.4±16.8	1.17±0.18	57.6±11.8*	0.90±0.20*
Eccentric contractions
Right thigh	123.0±27.6	1.56±0.28	77.7±19.1*	1.22±0.35*
Left thigh	121.6±25.3	1.55±0.31	83.7±26.2*	1.31±0.43
Quadriceps
Concentric contractions
Right thigh	155.1±35.0	1.96±0.40	98.2±24.5*	1.54±0.40*
Left thigh	164.6±36.5	2.07±0.34	101.1±22.2*	1.56±0.28*
Eccentric contractions
Right thigh	205.0±46.8	2.59±0.53	140.9±27.5*	2.20±0.53
Left thigh	200.2±43.3	2.53±0.47	142.3±31.7*	2.22±0.50

Absolute (PT) and body weight-normalised (PT/BW) baseline peak torque in male and female skiers assessed with isokinetic dynamometry.
*Significant difference between male and female skiers (p<0.05). Values are shown as mean±SD.