Table 1. Changes in marginal estimates of combined RF and VL morphology following 8-weeks of resistance training (mean ± SE).
PRE | 95% C.I. | POST | 95% C.I. | Δ | 95% C.I. | |
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Muscle thickness (cm) | 2.13 ± 0.07 | (1.98–2.28) | 2.13 ± 0.07 | (1.99–2.27) | 0.00 ± 0.01 | (-0.02–0.02) |
Cross-sectional area (cm2) | 23.05 ± 1.23 | (20.42–25.68) | 24.82 ± 1.26* | (22.11–27.53) | 1.78 ± 0.40 | (-2.63–-0.92) |
Echo intensity (au) | 60.03 ± 1.57 | (56.66–63.40) | 60.67 ± 1.20 | (58.11–63.23) | 0.65 ± 0.91 | (-2.59–1.30) |
Pennation angle (°) | 13.05 ± 0.37 | (12.27–13.84) | 13.74 ± 0.34† | (13.01–14.48) | 0.69 ± 0.34 | (-1.43–0.04) |
Fascicle length (cm) | 9.84 ± 0.36 | (9.07–10.62) | 9.31 ± 0.31† | (8.64–9.97) | -0.54 ± 0.28 | (-0.07–1.14) |
Note:
*Significantly (p < 0.05) different from PRE;
†Different (p < 0.10) from PRE.