Table 4. Time point ES in anthropometric and performance variables in response to 8 weeks training intervention.

Variable	Group	ES (95% Cl)
		Pre to mid	Mid to post	Pre to post
Chest circumference (cm)	RT2	0.53 [−0.28 to 1.35]b	0.24 [−0.56 to 1.04]b	0.77 [−0.06 to 1.6]c
	RT4	0.58 [−0.2 to 1.37]b	0.14 [−0.63 to 0.91]a	0.75 [−0.04 to 1.55]c
	CG	0.11 [−0.77 to 0.98]	−0.04 [−0.92 to 0.84]	0.07 [−0.81 to 0.95]
Thigh circumference (cm)	RT2	0.66 [−0.13 to 1.45]c	0.03 [−0.74 to 0.8]a	0.72 [−0.07 to 1.52]c
	RT4	0.21 [−0.59 to 1.01]b	0.02 [−0.78 to 0.82]a	0.22 [−0.58 to 1.02]b
	CG	−0.22 [−1.1 to 0.65]	−0.08 [−0.95 to 0.8]	−0.38 [−1.26 to 0.51]
Arm circumference (cm)	RT2	0.36 [−0.42 to 1.13]b	0.21 [−0.56 to 0.99]b	0.62 [−0.17 to 1.41]c
	RT4	0.14 [−0.66 to 0.94]a	0.09 [−0.71 to 0.89]a	0.06 [−0.74 to 0.86]a
	CG	−0.34 [−1.22 to 0.55]	−0.32 [−1.2 to 0.56]	−0.56 [−1.45 to 0.33]
1RM bench press (kg)	RT2	0.96 [0−.15 to 1.77]c	0.13 [−0.64 to 0.9]a	0.89 [−0.08 to 1.7]c
	RT4	0.6 [−0.22 to 1.42]b	0.47 [−0.34 to 1.28]b	1.07 [−0.22 to 1.93]c
	CG	−0.11 [−0.99 to 0.76]	0.18 [−0.7 to 1.06]	0.06 [−0.82 to 0.93]
1RM leg press (kg)	RT2	1.35 [0.5 to 2.2]d	0.96 [0.15 to 1.77]c	2.33 [1.34 to 3.33]e
	RT4	0.96 [0.12 to 1.81]c	0.52 [0.29 to 1.34]b	1.6 [0.68 to 2.52]d
	CG	0.03 [−0.85 to 0.91]	−0.02 [−0.89 to 0.86]	0.01 [−0.86 to 0.89]
1RM arm curl (kg)	RT2	1.17 [0.22 to 2.12]c	0.11 [−0.66 to 0.87]a	0.84 [−0.04 to 1.64]c
	RT4	1.21 [0.34 to 2.08]d	0.18 [−0.62 to 0.98]a	1.15 [0.29 to 2.02]c
	CG	0.0 [−0.88 to 0.88]	0.27 [−0.61 to 1.15]	0.25 [−0.63 to 1.13]
Bench press endurance (repetitions)	RT2	0.11 [−0.66 to 0.88]a	0.0 [−0.77 to 0.77]a	0.1 [−0.66 to 0.87]a
	RT4	0.51 [−0.31 to 1.32]b	0.18 [−0.62 to 0.98]a	0.79 [−0.04 to 1.62]c
	CG	0.09 [−0.79 to 0.96]	0.07 [−0.81 to 0.95]	0.17 [−0.71 to 1.05]
Leg press endurance (repetitions)	RT2	0.57 [−0.21 to 1.35]b	0.48 [−0.3 to 1.26]b	0.9 [−0.09 to 1.71]c
	RT4	1.51 [0.61 to 2.42]d	0.03 [−0.77 to 0.83]a	1.33 [0.45 to 2.22]d
	CG	0.13 [−0.75 to 1]	−0.29 [−1.17 to 0.59]	−0.23 [−1.11 to 0.65]
Countermovement jump (cm)	RT2	0.88 [0.08 to 1.69]c	0.44 [−0.33 to 1.22]b	1.59 [0.71 to 2.48]d
	RT4	0.91 [0.07 to 1.75]c	0.25 [−0.55 to 1.06]b	0.95 [0.11 to 1.8]c
	CG	0.1 [−0.78 to 0.98]	0.02 [−0.85 to 0.9]	0.07 [−0.81 to 0.95]
Medicine ball throw (m)	RT2	0.3 [−0.47 to 1.07]b	0.19 [−0.58 to 0.96]a	0.49 [−0.29 to 1.27]b
	RT4	0.25 [−0.55 to 1.05]b	0.2 [−0.6 to 1.01]a	0.45 [−0.36 to 1.26]b
	CG	0.03 [−0.85 to 0.9]	0.0 [−0.88 to 0.88]	0.02 [−0.85 to 0.9]

Notes:

^aTrivial.

^bSmall.

^cModerate.

^dLarge.

^eVery large ES.

RT2: 2 times per week resistance training, RT4: 4 times per week resistance training, CG: control group.