Table 3.

Changes (mean ± SD) in thigh circumstance, and MVC before (pre) and after strength training and detraining.

	Training					Detraining
	Pre	Week 3	Week 6	Week 9	Week 11	Week 14	Week 17
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
MVC (Nm)
T1 (n = 10)	153.0 ± 29.7	174.4 ± 43.7∗∗	190.4 ± 49.9∗∗	201.5 ± 52.6∗∗	221.3 ± 56.7∗∗	214.9 ± 57.1∗∗	214.8 ± 57.6∗∗
T3 (n = 10)	169.4 ± 47.3	196.6 ± 55.0∗∗	219.4 ± 56.0∗∗	238.0 ± 53.7∗∗	270.7 ± 47.7∗∗†	271.0 ± 56.3∗∗	254.9 ± 53.7∗∗
Circumference
30% (cm)
T1 (n = 10)	52.0 ± 2.4	52.6 ± 2.8	52.6 ± 2.7	53.7 ± 2.7∗∗	53.7 ± 2.4∗∗	53.5 ± 2.5	52.8 ± 2.8
T3 (n = 10)	55.1 ± 4.3	55.8 ± 4.3	56.2 ± 4.0	56.6 ± 4.0∗∗	56.7 ± 4.1∗∗	56.5 ± 4.4	55.9 ± 4.4
50% (cm)
T1 (n = 10)	49.5 ± 1.9	49.8 ± 2.0	50.4 ± 1.6	50.8 ± 1.6∗∗	50.9 ± 1.6∗∗	50.8 ± 1.8	50.0 ± 2.4
T3 (n = 10)	51.6 ± 4.3	52.3 ± 4.1	52.5 ± 3.8	52.9 ± 4.0∗∗	53.3 ± 4.1∗∗	53.4 ± 4.3	53.1 ± 4.5
70% (cm)
T1 (n = 10)	43.0 ± 1.9	43.3 ± 2.2	45.2 ± 1.9	45.6 ± 1.5	45.8 ± 1.6	45.5 ± 1.9	44.5 ± 2.2
T3 (n = 10)	45.6 ± 4.2	46.1 ± 4.1	46.6 ± 3.7	47.1 ± 4.0	47.6 ± 4.1	47.3 ± 4.3	47.0 ± 4.3

^∗∗ Within-group significant differences from before training, p < 0.01.

^† Significant differences from T1, p < 0.05.