Table 2.
Comparison of the total number of repetition for acute resistance exercise at pre and post-intevention
| Exercise | Group | Pre-intervention | After 6 weeks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set-1 | Set-2 | Set-3 | Total | TWL | Set-1 | Set-2 | Set-3 | Total | TWL | |||
| Leg press (reps) | Group1 | 20.6 ± 2.9 | 12.9 ± 2.1 a | 10.9 ± 1.8 a.b | 44.3 ± 5.7 | 12820.0 ± 2222.3 | Placebo | 25.4 ± 4.9 | 16.3 ± 3.5 a | 11.2 ± 2.0 a.b | 53.0 ± 9.7* | 20675.0 ± 5036.7* |
| Group2 | 22.4 ± 3.7 | 12.9 ± 3.5a | 10.1 ± 2.3 a.b | 45.4 ± 7.7 | 12429.1 ± 4085.7 | CAP | 28.6 ± 2.7 | 17.6 ± 4.8 a | 11.8 ± 1.8 a.b | 58.1 ± 8.5* | 21962.3 ± 5497.7* | |
| Bench press (reps) | Group1 | 14.1 ± 3.4 | 6.2 ± 1.2 a | 2.9 ± 0.6 a.b | 23.2 ± 4.0 | 1395.9 ± 368.8 | Placebo | 16.1 ± 4.9 | 8.8 ± 1.4 a | 5.4 ± 1.5 a.b | 30.3 ± 5.6* | 1912.8 ± 458.2* |
| Group2 | 14.4 ± 3.1 | 7.0 ± 1.5 a | 3.8 ± 1.2 a.b | 25.2 ± 4.1 | 1368.6 ± 386.9 | CAP | 15.6 ± 3.0 | 8.1 ± 1.4 a | 5.1 ± 1.5 a.b | 28.8 ± 4.8* | 1787.0 ± 614.0* | |
TWL total weight lifted, CAP Capsiate supplementation
Note: a= lower than Set-1; b= lower than Set-2. *= higher than Pre-intervention