Table 2.

Muscle strength

		Treatment group	Placebo group	Between group comparison
		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	(p-values)
	Sample size (n)	n = 25	n = 25
Bench Press 1RM (Kg)	Pre intervention	33.21 (8.50)	31.35 (7.97)	0.44
	Post intervention	79.26 (25.90)	57.77 (16.48)	0.001
	Change	46.05 (23.00); 95 % CI: 36.56, 55.54**	26.42 (16.72); 95 % CI: 19.52, 33.32**	0.001
Leg Extension 1RM (Kg)	Pre intervention	27.89 (4.24)	25.22 (7.03)	0.11
	Post intervention	42.38 (10.80)**	34.98 (10.54)**	0.02
	Change	14.50 (9.04); 95 % CI: 10.76, 18.23**	9.77 (6.27); 95 % CI: 7.18, 12.35**	0.04

** = p < 0.001 within group comparison