Preliminary procedures

Upon their arrival at the laboratory for the first visit, the subjects’ weight and body composition were measured. The subjects verbally self-selected their dominant leg, but those who were unsure undertook a dominant leg assessment task where they were slightly pushed forward from a standing position, and the dominant leg determined according to which leg stepped forward to accommodate the movement. The distances between the great trochanter and the lateral condyle of the femur for each dominant leg (15 left, 4 right) were measured using a measuring tape (20 mm wide, 1mm accuracy). From the obtained distance, the mid and upper-third thigh-length were thus defined and marked with a medical skin marker. Thigh circumference was recorded at the upper-third mark, with the mid-thigh mark serving as the starting point for the floss band application.