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. 2023 Mar 27;15(7):1618. doi: 10.3390/nu15071618

Table 2.

Measurements of physical fitness parameters by group and time.

Variable Time Group p-Value Post Hoc
SA (n = 13) a RSA (n = 15) b FSA (n = 13) c
Left grip strength (kg) Pre 43.8 ± 4.7 41.0 ± 5.9 34.9 ± 7.5 G: 0.012
T: 0.008
GxT: 0.037
b > c
Post 45.1 ± 4.0 41.0 ± 5.0 39.0 ± 9.9 **
Right grip strength (kg) Pre 46.0 ± 5.2 46.2 ± 5.8 38.1 ± 8.1 G: 0.026
T: 0.002
GxT: 0.032
b > c
Post 47.0 ± 6.3 46.8 ± 5.4 42.1 ± 9.8 **
Sit-ups (rep) Pre 40.2 ± 7.0 41.5 ± 9.3 55.8 ± 11.2 G: <0.001
T: <0.001
GxT: 0.179
c > a, b
Post 47.1 ± 7.7 ** 47.7 ± 8.0 * 57.9 ± 8.7 **
Sit-and-reach (cm) Pre 8.53 ± 8.4 6.91 ± 11.4 22.2 ± 9.5 G: <0.001
T: <0.001
GxT: 0.720
c > a, b
Post 10.4 ± 7.2 9.9 ± 11.1 25.3 ± 8.1 **
Long jump (cm) Pre 210.5 ± 19.2 228.9 ± 14.0 197.8 ± 33.5 G: 0.007
T: <0.001
GxT: 0.006
b > a, c
Post 215.0 ± 15.1 239.5 ± 12.8 * 222.1 ± 32.5 ***
10 m shuttle run (s) Pre 10.0 ± 0.6 9.1 ± 0.7 10.0 ± 0.9 G: <0.001
T: <0.001
GxT: 0.106
b < a, c
Post 10.5 ± 0.6 * 9.5 ± 0.4 * 11.0 ± 1.2 ***
20 m shuttle run (rep) Pre 33.3 ± 3.6 62.9 ± 9.4 74.5 ± 19.3 G: <0.001
T: 0.814
GxT: 0.171
a < b, c
Post 37.5 ± 8.0 64.1 ± 12.6 70.4 ± 17.1

Values are expressed as Mean ± SD. SA, shooting athletes; RSA, racket sports athletes; FSA, fin swimming athletes. a = SA group, b = RSA group, c = FSA group. Analyzed by paired t-test: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.