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. 2023 Dec 18;41(2):249–274. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2024.133481

TABLE 1.

The acute effect of the weightlifting training bouts on resting brain activity for theta, alpha, beta, and gamma frequencies.

Pre-Training bouts Post-training bouts ANOVA 2 ways
CIb CIs DL R CIb CIs DL R Interaction Group × Training (F, p value, ηp²) Group effect (F, p value, ηp²) Training effect (F, p value, ηp²)
Theta frequency (N ± SD)
F 0.85 ± 2.09 0.87 ± 2.45 1.81 ± 2.14 1.43 ± 2.3 1.22 ± 2.36 1.34 ± 2.35 1.46 ± 2.38 1.28 ± 2.93 (F=1.26, p=0.30, ηp²= 0.06) (F=0.24, p=0.87, ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.17, p=0.68, ηp²= 0.003)
C 4.66 ± 2 4.77 ± 2.28 5.27 ± 2.16 4.92 ± 2.39 5.08 ± 2.52 5.04 ± 2.69 5.25 ± 2.72 5.15 ± 2.68 (F=0.32, p=0.82, ηp²= 0.02) (F=0.10, p=0.96, ηp²= 0.01) (F=1.09, p=0.31, ηp²= 0.02)
T-L 2.87 ± 2.36 2.93 ± 2.21 3.74 ± 2.59 3.57 ± 2.66 3.22 ± 3.34 3.22 ± 3.01 3.47 ± 3.84 3.72 ± 2.96 (F=0.68, p=0.57, ηp²= 0.03) (F=0.25, p=0.86, ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.20, p=0.66, ηp²= 0.003)
T-R 3.08 ± 2.79 3.25 ± 2.63 3.59 ± 2.62 3.36 ± 2.81 3.41 ± 3.03 3.17 ± 3.22 3.78 ± 2.98 3.8 ± 2.95 (F=0.46, p=0.71, ηp²= 0.02) (F=0.13, p=0.94, ηp²= 0.01) (F=1.86, p=0.18, ηp²= 0.03)
P/O 5.02 ± 2.37 5.25 ± 2.5 5.55 ± 2.56 5.36 ± 2.62 5.38 ± 2.96 5.59 ± 2.98 5.73 ± 3.09 5.83 ± 2.74 (F=0.11, p=0.96, ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.10, p=0.96, ηp²= 0.01) (F=4.54, p=0.04, ηp²= 0.08)
Alpha frequency (N ± SD)
F -0.16 ± 3.08 -0.45 ± 3.03 0.26 ± 2.92 0.33 ± 3.22 0.58 ± 3.04 0.43 ± 2.74a 0.55 ± 2.94 0.67 ± 2.99 (F=1.18, p=0.33 ηp²= 0.06) (F=0.10, p=0.96, ηp²= 0.01) (F=17.05, p=0.0001, ηp²= 0.22)
C 4.79 ± 3.35 4.55 ± 3.27 4.97 ± 3.3 4.91 ± 3.48 5.75 ± 3.46a 5.4 ± 3.38 5.75 ± 3.27 5.93 ± 3.23a (F=0.17, p=0.91 ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.06, p=0.98, ηp²= 0.003) (F=45.89, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.43)
T-L 4.24 ± 3.86 4 ± 3.46 4.75 ± 3.54 4.91 ± 3.8 5.05 ± 4.01 4.93 ± 3.6 5.29 ± 4.12 5.54 ± 3.16 (F=0.37, p=0.77, ηp²= 0.02) (F=0.14, p=0.94, ηp²= 0.01) (F=24.98, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.30)
T-R 4.87 ± 4.37 4.97 ± 3.78 5.11 ± 3.71 5.13 ± 4.11 5.68 ± 4.23 5.24 ± 4.28 5.94 ± 3.38a 6.27 ± 3.63a (F=1.05, p=1.95, ηp²= 0.13) (F=0.07, p=0.98, ηp²= 0.004) (F=18.49, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.36)
P/O 7.55 ± 3.92 7.73 ± 3.86 7.88 ± 3.74 8.05 ± 3.89 8.55 ± 4.04a 8.73 ± 3.93a 8.93 ± 3.57a 9.07 ± 3.42a (F=0.01, p=0.99, ηp²= 0.0004) (F=0.06, p=0.98, ηp²= 0.003) (F=61.35, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.51)
Beta frequency (N ± SD)
F -6.28 ± 2.72 -6.1 ± 2.41 -5.46 ± 2.01 -5.49 ± 2.51 -4.95 ± 2.55a -5.13 ± 1.96a -4.69 ± 2.08 -4.79 ± 2.14 (F=1.19, p=0.32, ηp²= 0.06) (F=0.27, p=0.85, ηp²= 0.01) (F=53.10, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.47)
C -2.95 ± 2.27 -2.97 ± 2.06 -2.59 ± 1.92 -2.54 ± 2.42 -1.89 ± 2.2a -2.17 ± 2.08a -1.74 ± 2.06a -1.7 ± 2.13a (F=0.28, p=0.83, ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.16, p=0.92, ηp²= 0.01) (F=65.27, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.52)
T-L -4.07 ± 2.53 -3.61 ± 2.16 -2.98 ± 1.66 -2.96 ± 2.23 -2.53 ± 2.63a -2.59 ± 2.17 -2.43 ± 2.48 -1.96 ± 2.14 (F=1.30, p=0.28, ηp²= 0.06) (F=0.49, p=0.70, ηp²= 0.02) (F=33.15, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.36)
T-R -3.85 ± 2.7 -3.32 ± 2.41 -3.17 ± 1.78 -3.36 ± 2.57 -2.48 ± 2.33a -2.87 ± 2.66 -2.04 ± 1.79a -2.19 ± 2.16a (F=2.37, p=0.08, ηp²= 0.11) (F=0.22, p=0.88, ηp²= 0.01) (F=62.25, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.51)
P/O -2.25 ± 2.36 -2 ± 1.96 -2 ± 1.77 -1.82 ± 2.3 -1.15 ± 2.48a -1.27 ± 2.2a -1 ± 2.07a -0.87 ± 1.87a (F=0.80, p=0.50, ηp²= 0.04) (F=0.08, p=0.97, ηp²= 0.004) (F=116.54, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.66)
Gamma frequency (N ± SD)
F -9.82 ± 2.72 -9.47 ± 2.24 -8.82 ± 1.85 -8.9 ± 2.38 -7.87 ± 2.56a -7.92 ± 1.88a -7.71 ± 2.35 -7.5 ± 1.88a (F=0.70, p=0.56, ηp²= 0.04) (F=0.37, p=0.78, ηp²= 0.02) (F=51.88, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.46)
C -7.59 ± 2 -7.34 ± 1.9 -7.15 ± 1.5 -7.02 ± 2.23 -6.07 ± 2.42a -6.2 ± 1.73a -5.85 ± 2.17a -5.74 ± 1.64a (F=0.23, p=0.87, ηp²= 0.01) (F=0.22, p=0.89, ηp²= 0.01) (F=63.51, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.51)
T-L -8.06 ± 2.55 -7.3 ± 2.21 -6.45 ± 1.84 -6.49 ± 2.37 -5.81 ± 3.06a -5.75 ± 2.1 -5.88 ± 3.01 -5.05 ± 2.33 (F=1.61, p=0.20, ηp²= 0.08) (F=0.80, p=0.5, ηp²= 0.04) (F=28.39, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.32)
T-R -8.1 ± 2.68 -7.37 ± 2.16 -7.04 ± 1.62 -7.5 ± 2.7 -6.13 ± 2.69a -6.39 ± 2.38 -5.46 ± 2.01a -5.69 ± 1.95a (F=1.11, p=0.35, ηp²= 0.05) (F=0.48, p=0.70, ηp²= 0.02) (F=60.19, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.50)
P/O -7.39 ± 2.61 -7.08 ± 1.61 -7.02 ± 1.62 -6.88 ± 2.37 -5.87 ± 2.88a -6.05 ± 2.03a -5.75 ± 2.33a -5.52 ± 1.69a (F=0.41, p=0.75, ηp²= 0.02) (F=0.14, p=0.94, ηp²= 0.01) (F=67.26, p < 0.0001, ηp²= 0.53)
a

: significant difference from pre to post; Frontal (F), Central (C), temporal left (T_Left), temporal right (T_right) and parieto-occipital (P/O) regions; Contextual interference blocked CIb, Contextual interference serial (CIs), differential learning (DL), Repetitive (R) motor learning models.