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. 2024 Mar 22;12:e17140. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17140

Table 4. The muscular strength performance before and after training.

Items Groups Pre-test Post-test F value p-value
Handgrip strength (kg) HICT 25.12 ± 3.37 24.69 ± 4.67 0.197 AT = 0.578 CON = 0.169
AT 21.13 ± 5.99 23.31 ± 6.83 2.278 HICT = 0.578 CON = 0.368
CON 22.73 ± 5.01 21.23 ± 4.67 2.497 HICT = 0.169 AT = 0.368
Back muscle strength (kg) HICT 62.21 ± 11.98 64.42 ± 11.14 0.380 AT = 0.072 CON = 0.055
AT 50.13 ± 19.62 54.25 ± 15.49 0.727 HICT = 0.072 CON = 0.898
CON 50.67 ± 16.47 53.54 ± 13.13 0.606 HICT = 0.055 AT = 0.898
Knee extension 60°/s (Nm/kg) HICT 164.80 ± 21.92 183.85 ± 22.70* 9.678 AT = 0.193 CON = 0.019
AT 165.02 ± 25.99 170.58 ± 31.23 1.127 HICT = 0.193 CON = 0.217
CON 156.10 ± 12.38 158.13 ± 14.01 0.118 HICT = 0.019 AT = 0.217
Knee flexion 60°/s (Nm/kg) HICT 93.21 ± 22.80 97.80 ± 27.56 0.711 AT = 0.234 CON = 0.145
AT 87.18 ± 17.58 92.91 ± 21.96 2.790 HICT = 0.234 CON = 0.873
CON 87.23 ± 20.22 91.31 ± 13.31 0.564 HICT = 0.145 AT = 0.873
Knee extension 180°/s (Nm/kg) HICT 82.10 ± 22.26 83.47 ± 12.83 0.044 AT = 0.098 CON = 0.053
AT 80.90 ± 28.64 82.44 ± 17.71 0.064 HICT = 0.098 CON = 0.374
CON 72.20 ± 27.11 71.09 ± 26.53 0.015 HICT = 0.053 AT = 0.374
Knee flexion 180°/s (Nm/kg) HICT 59.84 ± 18.14 64.47 ± 16.87 0.949 AT = 0.263 CON = 0.101
AT 54.80 ± 5.64 56.98 ± 19.13 0.081 HICT = 0.263 CON = 0.601
CON 52.76 ± 10.33 54.29 ± 10.01 0.124 HICT = 0.101 AT = 0.601

Notes:

*

Significantly better than pre-test.

Significantly better than CON after training (p < 0.05).