Table 8.

Muscle Workload

		T0	SD	T1	SD	p value	△ %
HGH (ng/ml)	ATHL	2.9	4.5	2.6	3.6	0.86	10.34 T1vsT0
	SED	4.5	5.8	5.6	4.4	0.54	19.64 T1vsT0
						0.46	35.56 T0
						0.09	53.57 T1
IGF-1 (ng/ml)	ATHL	290	142	306	115	0.68	5.23 T1vsT0
	SED	271	78	274	81	0.82	1.09 T1vsT0
						0.76	6.55 T0
						0.65	10.46 T1

Data are expressed as mean values ± SD comparing two groups and two periods. Statistical analysis: repeated measures analysis of variance; level of significance: p < 0.05;△ % for the difference between mean values, T1vs T0 intra-group, Sedentary (SED) vs Athlete (ATHL) groups for T0 and T1