Table 2.

Effects after 12-week training of peripheral muscle strength between EG (n = 24) and MG (n = 11).

		Baseline	12 weeks	Effect size	Delta post-pre (95%CI)	p	Effect	p	F	Effect size
Elbow flexion (N)	EG	13.77 ± 5.32	16.78 ± 6.09	0.53	3.01 [0.83 to 5.18]		Group	0.09	3.02	0.08
						0.71	Time	<0.01	8.64	0.21
	MG	11.20 ± 4.87	13.54 ± 3.97	0.53	2.33 [−1.00 to 5.68]		Group × time	0.71	0.13	0.01
Knee extension (N)	EG	30.01 ± 11.08	37.21 ± 12.85	0.60	7.20 [3.30 to 11.19]		Group	0.05	4.27	0.11
						0.58	Time	<0.01	14.25	0.30
	MG	23.68 ± 8.72	29.04 ± 7.69	0.65	5.35 [−0.71 to 11.42]		Group × time	0.58	0.31	0.01

N, newtons; EG, elastic group; MG, weight machine group. Data expressed as mean and standard deviation; Delta post-pre: difference between the initial and final evaluations of each group expressed as mean and 95% confidence interval.