TABLE 3.
Body weight, BMI and body fat percentage changes in the free weight RT group and body mass‐based RT group.
| Variable | Free weight RT group | Body mass‐based RT group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre‐training | Post‐training | Pre‐training | Post‐training | |||||||||
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | P | ES (r) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | P | ES (r) | |
| Weight (kg) | 58.7 (9.4) | 56.4 (50.0–65.5) | 58.5 (9.5) | 57.0 (49.5–64.2) | 0.87 | 0.00 | 59.3 (9.0) | 57.4 (51.3–67.7) | 59.6 (9.1) | 57.0 (52.6–67.9) | 0.90 | −0.13 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 (2.7) | 22.1 (19.9–25.3) | 22.3 (2.7) | 21.4 (20.2–24.3) | 0.99 | 0.00 | 21.9 (2.2) | 21.6 (19.8–23.4) | 21.9 (2.2) | 21.6 (19.8–23.7) | 0.72 | 0.00 |
| Body fat (%) | 26.7 (6.8) | 28.5 (20.8–31.9) | 26.2 (6.5) | 28.2 (22.7–31.1) | 0.09 | −0.38 | 23.0 (6.5) | 21.6 (17.1–27.0) | 22.8 (6.5) | 21.1 (17.3–27.8) | 0.40 | −0.20 |
Data are shown as means (SD). Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ES, effect size; IQR, interquartile range; RT, resistance training.