Table 2.
Changes in body composition and muscle strength after 12 weeks of exercise training.
| ITG (N = 21) |
EPG (N = 22) |
PTG (N = 23) |
3 groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12wk | Change | P-within | Baseline | 12wk | Change | P-within | Baseline | 12wk | Change | P-within | P-between | |
| Bench press 1RM (kg) rowhead |
60.10 (9.97) | 70.38 (15.39) | 10.28 (9.71) | 0.028‡ | 59.41 (9.81) | 78.18 (15.48) | 18.55 (10.02) | <0.001‡ | 61.34 (12.44) | 81.04 (18.26) | 19.70 (11.23) | <0.001‡ | 0.003 |
| Squats 1RM (kg) rowhead |
78.76 (12.11) | 98.81 (21.15) | 20.05 (14.32) | 0.001‡ | 73.27 (10.04) | 99.09 (20.33) | 26.27 (16.81) | <0.001‡ | 76.61 (12.06) | 113.26 (17.75) | 36.21 (14.1) | <0.001 | 0.008 |
| Skeletal muscle mass (kg) rowhead | 30.10 (2.34) | 30.36 (2.54) | 0.33 (0.37) | 0.571‡ | 29.92 (1.85) | 31.04 (1.81) | 1.16 (0.29) | <0.001‡ | 29.54 (2.05) | 30.92 (2.09) | 1.38 (0.43) | 0.002‡ | <0.001 |
| Fat mass (kg) rowhead | 13.40 (2.73) | 12.99 (2.57) | −0.39 (0.59) | 0.512 | 13.80 (3.32) | 13.30 (3.35) | −0.51 (0.56) | 0.616 | 14.05 (2.50) | 12.44 (2.48) | −1.61 (0.65) | 0.033 | <0.001 |
Note. 1RM = 1 repetition maximum. Data are presented as means (SD). ‡ Mann-Whitney U test.