TABLE 3.

Changes in body composition indicators of the subjects before and after the experiment (M ± SD).

Target	CON group		RT group		BFRT group
	Baseline	12 weeks post	Baseline	12 weeks post	Baseline	12 weeks post
Weight(kg)	76.12 ± 6.78	76.73 ± 7.15	74.98 ± 5.49	74.74 ± 5.71	78.28 ± 6.97	77.72 ± 6.87
Lean Mass (kg)	57.76 ± 3.81	56.84 ± 4.02	57.10 ± 3.36	56.92 ± 3.47	58.94 ± 4.38	60.84 ± 3.98**ab
BF (%)	23.38 ± 2.91	24.79 ± 2.80	23.81 ± 2.79	23.57 ± 2.52	24.73 ± 2.89	21.53 ± 2.36**a
Body Fat Content (kg)	17.81 ± 3.65	19.36 ± 3.71	17.93 ± 3.25	17.73 ± 3.01	19.50 ± 3.47	16.88 ± 3.29**
WHR	0.87 ± 0.02	0.87 ± 0.02	0.89 ± 0.03	0.87 ± 0.01	0.88 ± 0.02	0.84 ± 0.02**aabb
Muscle Mass(kg)	53.40 ± 3.46	52.31 ± 3.79	52.79 ± 3.08	52.56 ± 3.20	54.42 ± 4.02	56.23 ± 3.41**ab

BF (%), body fat percentage; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; *, denotes the comparison between the pre and post-experimental groups themselves, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.

^arepresents the between-group comparison between the post-experiment group and the CON, group. ^a p < 0.05, ^aa p < 0.01.

^bdepicts the post-experiment between-group comparison and RT. ^b p < 0.05, ^bb p < 0.01.