Table 5.
Mean (± SD) values of fitness variables for the three groups
| Variables | Group | Before | After | % change | p (Cohen’s d) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effect group |
Main effect time |
Interaction group x time |
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| VO2max (ml/kg/min) | BWRTG | 28.12 ± 1.71 | 40.21 ± 2.62 | 42.99 | < 0.001 (1.55) |
< 0.001 (1.89) |
< 0.001 (1.77) |
| KRTG | 29.07 ± 1.60 | 41.18 ± 2.93 | 41.66 | ||||
| CG | 30.03 ± 2.22 | 30.83 ± 30.2 | 2.66 | ||||
| Push-ups (numbers) | BWRTG | 19.1 ± 1.37 | 20.45 ± 1.43 | 7.07 |
0.401 (0.35) |
< 0.001 (1.47) |
0.515 (0.29) |
| KRTG | 19.15 ± 2.18 | 20.90 ± 1.41 | 9.14 | ||||
| CG | 18.90 ± 1.86 | 19.95 ± 1.76 | 5.56 | ||||
| Sit-ups (numbers) | BWRTG | 22.85 ± 2.30 | 25.4 ± 1.27 | 11.16 | 0.797 (0.20) |
< 0.001 (2) |
0.002 (1.0) |
| KRTG | 22.95 ± 1.82 | 25 ± 1.17 | 8.93 | ||||
| CG | 23.55 ± 1.64 | 24.1 ± 1.52 | 2.34 | ||||
| Sit and reach (cm) | BWRTG | 22.85 ± 1.76 | 25.4 ± 1.27 | 11.16 |
0.368 (0. 35) |
< 0.001 (2.04) |
0.007 (0.87) |
| KRTG | 21.95 ± 2.61 | 25 ± 1.17 | 13.90 | ||||
| CG | 23.2 ± 2.28 | 24.1 ± 1.52 | 3.88 | ||||
Data are mean values (± SDs), BWRTG: body weight resistance training trained group KRTG: Kettlebell training group, CG: control group