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The enhanced longevity of Ames dwarfs has been studied extensively in an endocrinological context of cellular metabolism and increased resistance to oxidative stress (Bartke. World J Mens Health 37(1):19, 8; Bartke 2; BartkeJ Am Aging Assoc 23(4):219, 10; Bartke. World J Mens Health 39(3):454-465, 11; Brown-Borg et al. Nature 384(6604):33-33, 1; Masternak et al. 2018). However, the skeletal muscle system is relatively unexplored, the quality of which dictates metabolic homeostasis, permits movement and exercise, and exerts paracrine effects on other organs (Delmonico and Beck Am J Lifestyle Med 11(2):167-181, 25; Evans et al. GeroScience 46(1):183, 26; Kim and Kim. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 35(1):1-6, 15; Masternak et al. 2018). Here, we characterize the fitness capacity and skeletal muscle morphology of Ames mice to determine if previously established longevous effects of GH deficiency extend to skeletal muscle tissue. Mutually exclusive, age-matched cohorts of male Ames mice and wildtype controls performed grip strength, rotarod, and endurance running experiments over 6 months. The largest difference in physical performance was observed in endurance running capacity, where dwarf mice outperformed wildtype controls increasingly with age. Tibialis anterior (TA) muscles were evaluated for myofiber size, quality, and environment. Ames mice show reduced myofiber cross-sectional area (CSA) paired with increased myofibers per muscle. Dwarf myofiber populations are less heterogenous in size and seemingly resist sarcopenia, as skeletal muscle from aged individuals shows youthful morphological resemblance in mean myofiber CSA, size frequency distribution, and presence of fibrotic tissue. Declines in fitness performance and myofiber integrity were observable in age-matched wildtype controls. 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