TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Training |
SET n = 13 |
HRST n = 11 |
Total n = 24 |
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| Means Pre | Standard deviations | Means Post | Standard deviations | Means Pre | Standard deviations | Means Post | Standard deviations | Means Pre | Standard deviations | Means Post | Standard deviations | |
| Age | 13.1 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 0.5 |
| Standing body height (cm) | 175.4 | 4.0 | 175.8 | 3.9 | 174.2 | 4.9 | 175.2 | 4.9 | 174.8 | 4.4 | 175.5 | 4.3 |
| Sitting body height (cm) | 91.1 | 3.5 | 91.4 | 3.3 | 90.9 | 2.7 | 91.1 | 3.2 | 91.0 | 3.1 | 91.3 | 3.2 |
| Body mass (kg) | 64.3 | 7.6 | 65.4 | 6.8 | 63.2 | 6.0 | 63.8 | 5.6 | 63.8 | 6.8 | 64.6 | 6.2 |
| BMI | 20.9 | 2.1 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 20.9 | 1.7 | 20.8 | 1.6 | 20.9 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 1.8 |
| PHV | 11.1 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
| Maturity offset | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
BMI, body mass index; HRST, heavy-resistance strength training; PHV, peak velocity high; SET, strength endurance training.