Table 3.

Effects of low-intensity resistance training on muscle function in HV and LV groups

	HV group			LV group
	(n = 17)			(n = 15)
Variables	Before	After	%	Before	After	%
Abbreviations: HV, High-velocity; LV, Low-velocity. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01; significant difference compared with before training Percentage indicates ratio between before and after training
Muscle strength (Nm)	51.3 ± 16.6	64.2 ± 20.3 **	29.0%	51.9 ± 11.0	67.8 ± 18.8 **	32.3%
Muscle thickness (cm)	1.52 ± 0.54	2.10 ± 0.59 **	43.8%	1.83 ± 0.52	2.47 ± 0.54 **	40.7%
Echo intensity (0 - 255)	67.3 ± 14.8	53.8 ± 7.56 **	16.9%	67.8 ± 8.95	53.5 ± 9.47 **	20.5%