Table 1.

Anthropometric characteristics of elite male Gaelic football players (n = 21)

Characteristics	PRE		IN		POST		Effect size (d)
	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Mean ± SD	95% CI
Height (m)	1.77 ± 0.12	N/A	1.77 ± 0.12	N/A	1.77 ± 0.12	N/A	N/A
Body mass (kg)	86.29 ± 70.2	83.07–89.51	85.59 ± 7.21	82.30–88.77	85.54 ± 7.73	82.03–89.05	0.110
Fat mass (kg)	15.04 ± 2.95	13.69–16.38c	14.49 ± 2.58	13.31–15.66c	16.24 ± 3.04	14.86–17.63ab	0.075
Lean body mass (kg)	71.24 ± 5.65	68.67–73.82c	71.09 ± 60.3	68.36–73.83c	69.29 ± 6.31	66.42–72.17ab	0.711
Sum of 7 skinfolds (mm)	66.96 ± 13.91	60.63–73.29	64.1 ± 12.43	58.44–69.75	74.7 ± 15.04	67.93–81.62	0.265

Values expressed as means ± SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence intervals, d Effect Sizes

^aSignificantly different than PRE (P < 0.05)

^bSignificantly different than IN (P < 0.05)

^CSignificantly different than POST (P < 0.05)