Table 4.

Time-course changes in body composition of male athletes.

	Baseline			POST			POST-4M			p Values
Height	178.9	±	5.2	178.7	±	4.9	178.9	±	5.1	-
BM	72.9	±	5.7	73.1	±	7.3	73.8	±	7.3	0.343
BMI	22.8	±	1.4	22.9	±	1.9	23.0	±	1.7	0.480
FFM	64.2	±	4.9	63.8	±	5.6	64.9	±	6.3	0.134
FM	8.7	±	1.3	9.4	±	2.7	9.0	±	2.3	0.461
FM%	11.9	±	1.4	12.7	±	2.9	12.1	±	2.7	0.521

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. n = 12. Abbreviations: BM, body mass; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat-free mass; and FM, fat mass.