Table 2 R² from analysis of variance, which represents the percentage variation in pre‐training, post‐training (both log transformed), exercise‐induced change and percentage change in left ventricular mass (g), which is explained fitting a univariate model with each variable.

	Pre‐training LV mass (g)*		Post‐training LV mass (g)*		Change in LV mass (g)			% Change in LV mass
	R2	p Value	R2	p Value	R	R2	p Value	R2	p Value
Age (years)	2	0.01	3	0.002	0.06	0.4	0.294	0.01	0.556
Height (m)	16	<0.001	14.3	<0.001	−0.088	0.8	0.122	0.1	0.068
Weight* (kg)	46.6	<0.001	42.6	<0.001	−0.112	1.3	0.049	2.7	0.004
Pre‐DBP (mm Hg)	2.4	0.006	2.5	0.006	−0.012	0.01	0.837	0.04	0.708
Pre‐SBP* (mm Hg)	9.3	<0.001	12.2	<0.001	0.040	0.2	0.487	0.01	0.847
Physical activity score*	3.3	0.005	2.3	0.018	−0.092	0.8	0.154	0.08	0.160

DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LV, left ventricular; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

*Log transformed