Table 2.
Maximum load test results in absolute values and adjusted for body mass
| PG (n = 16) Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
RG (n = 24) Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat (kg) | 212.2 ± 46.4 (187.4–236.9) Min 140 and Max 302 |
98.9 ± 27.1 (87.4–110.6) Min 56 and Max 160 |
< 0.001 | |
| Squat/body mass | 2.16 ± 0.27 (2.01–2.30) Min 1.6 and Max 2.6 |
1.37 ± 0.30 (1.24–1.50) Min 1.0 and Max 2.3 |
< 0.001 | |
| Bench press (kg) | 145.5 ± 32.9 (127.9–163.1) Min 110 and Max 220 |
59.0 ± 16.5 (52.0–66.0) Min 40 and Max 94 |
< 0.001 | |
| Bench press/body mass | 1.49 ± 0.26 (1.35–1.62) Min 1.1 and Max 2.1 |
0.81 ± 0.17 (0.74–0.89) Min 0.6 and Max 1.2 |
< 0.001 | |
| Deadlift (kg) | 239.0 ± 66.5 (203.6–274.5) Min 150 and Max 370 |
102.4 ± 27.8 (90.6–114.2) Min 53 and Max 140 |
< 0.001 | |
| Deadlift/body mass | 2.43 ± 0.49 (2.16–2.69) Min 1.5 and Max 3.1 |
1.45 ± 0.41 (1.28–1.63) Min 0.6 and Max 2.0 |
< 0.001 | |
| Total load (kg) | 596.8 ± 137.4 (532.6–670.1) Min 413 and Max 890 |
260.4 ± 43.8 (241.9–278.9) Min 191 and Max 341 |
< 0.001 | |
| Total load/body mass | 6.07 ± 0.89 (5.59–6.55) Min 4.4 and Max 7.4 |
3.64 ± 0.48 (3.44–3.85) Min 2.6 and Max 4.6 |
< 0.001 |
PG: powerlifters group; RG: long-distance runners group. Differences between means were assessed by Student's t Test for independent samples.