Table 1.

Body Composition and Strength Changes.

Variable	AA (n = 15)	PLA (n = 16)	Significance
Body Mass (kg)
Day 0	85.1 ± 11.5	87.1 ± 14.5	Group: 0.70
Day 25	85.6 ± 11.6	87.9 ± 14.4	Time: 0.001
Day 50	86.6 ± 12.2	88.1 ± 13.0	G × T: 0.31
FFM (kg)
Day 0	59.9 ± 8.2	63.9 ± 8.4	Group: 0.19
Day 25	60.9 ± 8.1	64.8 ± 8.2	Time: 0.001
Day 50	61.1 ± 8.5	64.9 ± 8.0	G × T: 0.71
Fat mass (kg)
Day 0	15.8 ± 5.6	13.8 ± 7.3	Group: 0.35
Day 25	15.5 ± 5.7	13.5 ± 6.9	Time: 0.24
Day 50	16.3 ± 5.9	13.8 ± 7.2	G × T: 0.22
%BF (%)
Day 0	19.9 ± 6.1	16.5 ± 6.5	Group: 0.12
Day 25	19.3 ± 6.1	15.9 ± 5.9	Time: 0.02
Day 50	20.0 ± 6.0	16.3 ± 6.2	G × T: 0.43
Bench Press 1RM (kg)
Day 0	103.0 ± 24.9	113.5 ± 24.6	Group: 0.26
Day 25	107.0 ± 23.4	118.5 ± 23.0	Time: < 0.001
Day 50	114.4 ± 25.8	121.5 ± 21.5	G × T: 0.20
Leg press 1RM (kg)
Day 0	370.8 ± 113.5	413.4 ± 80.4	Group: 0.26
Day 25	379.2 ± 109.5	416.8 ± 77.2	Time: < 0.001
Day 50	395.8 ± 123.8	436.1 ± 78.9	G × T: 0.8

Values are expressed as means ± SD.

AA: Arachidonic acid, PLA: placebo, %BF: body fat percentage, 1RM: one-repetition maximum.