Table 1. Effect of training on muscle fiber type (Type I, IIA, and IIX) composition.
Pre-training | Post-training | |||||
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Type I % | Type IIA % | Type IIX % | Type I % | Type IIA % | Type IIX % | |
horse1 | 7.0 | 41.2 | 51.8 | 12.7 | 47.0 | 40.3 |
horse2 | 7.3 | 36.1 | 56.6 | 8.2 | 53.4 | 38.4 |
horse3 | 11.2 | 46.4 | 42.4 | ND | ND | ND |
horse4 | 2.8 | 46.6 | 50.6 | 9.4 | 67.5 | 23.1 |
horse5 | 18.2 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 14.1 | 63.7 | 22.3 |
horse6 | 10.7 | 46.6 | 42.7 | ND | ND | ND |
horse7 | 10.9 | 38.7 | 50.4 | 9.4 | 51.6 | 39.0 |
horse8 | 13.7 | 44.9 | 41.4 | 15.3 | 58.2 | 26.5 |
horse9 | 11.3 | 45.6 | 43.1 | 15.5 | 59.8 | 24.7 |
horse10 | 12.0 | 45.6 | 42.4 | 11.1 | 59.2 | 29.7 |
Average | 10.5 | 43.4 | 46.1 | 12.0 | 57.5* | 30.5* |
SD | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
* p < 0.05 (compared to Pre-training; n=8). ND: not determined, SD: standard deviation.