Table 6.
Changes in maximal strength (Fmax) and power (Pmax) with 40 and 60% additional load for leg curl (LC) and leg extension (LE) in group S (strength training) and S+E (strength training with superimposed WB-EMS) during pre-, post-, and retests.
Parameter | Group | Pretest | Posttest | Pre-Post |
Retest | Pre-Re |
ANOVA p () |
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% Delta | SDM | % Delta | SDM | Time | Group | Time∗ Group | ||||||
LC | Fmax | S+E | 725 116 | 843 177 | +16.3∗ | 0.79 | 857 168 | +18.2∗ | 0.91 | <0.001 (0.376) | 0.886 (0.001) | 0.560 (0.029) |
(N) | S | 722 243 | 859 161 | +19.0∗ | 0.67 | 813 195 | +12.6∗ | 0.41 | ||||
Pmax 40% | S+E | 339 81 | 400 100 | +18.0∗ | 0.67 | 392 94 | +15.6∗ | 0.60 | <0.001 (0.564) | 0.910 (0.001) | 0.139 (0.098) | |
(W) | S | 333 107 | 390 102 | +17.1∗ | 0.55 | 422 103 | +26.7∗ | 0.85 | ||||
Pmax 60% | S+E | 405 81 | 445 94 | +9.9∗ | 0.46 | 449 95 | +10.9∗ | 0.50 | <0.001 (0.424) | 0.701 (0.008) | 0.769 (0.013) | |
(W) | S | 382 98 | 433 106 | +13.4∗ | 0.50 | 441 88 | +15.5∗ | 0.63 | ||||
LE | Fmax | S+E | 1507 202 | 1657 330 | +10.0∗ | 0.55 | 1697 337 | +12.6∗ | 0.68 | <0.001 (0.475) | 0.509 (0.022) | 0.899 (0.005) |
(N) | S | 1445 255 | 1566 277 | +8.4∗ | 0.45 | 1622 258 | +12.2∗ | 0.69 | ||||
Pmax 40% | S+E | 691 150 | 768 171 | +11.1∗ | 0.48 | 784 204 | +13.5∗ | 0.52 | <0.001 (0.379) | 0.716 (0.007) | 0.711 (0.017) | |
(W) | S | 717 193 | 812 199 | +13.3∗ | 0.49 | 795 173 | +10.9∗ | 0.43 | ||||
Pmax 60% | S+E | 663 143 | 707 154 | +6.6 | 0.30 | 684 145 | +3.2 | 0.15 | 0.091 (0.113) | 0.391 (0.037) | 0.105 (0.106) | |
(W) | S | 714 185 | 720 131 | +0.8 | 0.04 | 777 128 | +8.8 | 0.40 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. Moderate to large standardized mean differences (SMD) have been highlighted in bold. Significance level for time effects for both groups to pretest was set at p ≤ 0.05∗.