Figure 3. Comparison of forearm muscle fatigue rates between women and men during intermittent handgrip contractions. a) The absolute rate of fatigue was slower for women than men, b) but no gender difference was present for the rate of fa-tigue relative to resting MVC force. The strength-matched gender comparison showed similar c) absolute and d) relative changes in the rate of forearm muscle fatigue. * significant gender difference (p < 0.05).