2.6. Thigh-Muscle Quality
From the DEXA scans of each participant, thigh-muscle quality–strength (TMQ-S) was assessed and defined as leg press 1RM (kg)/total thigh lean mass for both lower limbs (kg). Total thigh lean mass was determined through the construction of a four-sided polygon encompassing the entire region of each thigh and combining lean mass of both thighs together (