TABLE 1.
Bodymass, total body fat and lean mass and right leg lean mass determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry before and after the 6 week ladder-climbing resistance training (RES) or control (CONT) period in rats that are high (HRT) or low (LRT) responders to aerobic exercise training
| HRT-RES | LRT-RES | HRT-CONT | LRT-CONT | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass (g) | Pre | 382.8 (28.8) | 407.2 (48.7) | 378.5 (38.3) | 386.5 (39.1) | 0.658 |
| Post | 376.6 (33.0) | 394.0 (39.5) | 410.5 (40.6) | 419.7 (43.1) | ||
| Fat mass (g) | Pre | 71.6 (21.7) | 66.2 (12.9) | 67.5 (18.7) | 67.7 (8.0) | 0.941 |
| Post | 90.2 (33.0) | 81.6 (16.5)* | 93.3 (20.2)* | 96.5 (17.3)* | ||
| Lean mass (g) | Pre | 281.4 (37.7) | 298.0 (43.5) | 272.2 (32.9) | 281.7 (35.8) | 0.690 |
| Post | 248.4 (29.5) | 271.4(22.4) | 278.0 (29.3) | 284.5 (50.1) | ||
| Leg lean mass (g) | Pre | 25.2 (4.3) | 24.0 (2.8) | 22.2 (3.3) | 24.2 (2.8) | 0.721 |
| Post | 22.8 (5.1) | 23.2 (2.3) | 22.8 (3.7) | 24.7 (4.5) |
Values are expressed as the mean (SD).
*
Statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) change from the ‘Pre’ measurement within the group.