Table 1. Mean (±standard deviation) values for maximum strength and muscular endurance before and after the 8-weeks training intervention.
Test |
Group |
Pre |
95% CI |
Post |
95% CI |
P-value |
Effect Size |
g |
Magnitude |
BP |
MRT |
79.00 (13.49) |
69.34-88.65 |
84.50 (11.65) |
76.16-92.84 |
0.368 |
0.41 |
Small |
1RM (kg) |
CT |
77.50 (1637) |
65.79-89.21 |
82.00 (14.18) |
71.85-92.14 |
0.253 |
0.28 |
Small |
LP-D |
MRT |
73.50 (7.83) |
67.89-79.10 |
80.50 (7.97) |
74.79-86.21 |
0.135 |
0.84 |
Large |
1RM (kg) |
CT |
76.50 (13.55) |
66.81-86.19 |
81.00 (11.25) |
72.95-89.05 |
0.334 |
0.34 |
Small |
PusU |
MRT |
21.90 (6.04) |
17.57-26.22 |
24.60 (7.16) |
19.47-29.73 |
0.370 |
0.39 |
Small |
(reps) |
CT |
21.90 (7.89) |
16.25-27.54 |
23.40 (6.14) |
19.00-27.79 |
0.618 |
0.21 |
Small |
PullU |
MRT |
7.60 (3.53) |
5.07-10.13 |
9.60 (2.87) |
7.54-11.66 |
0.165 |
0.59 |
Medium |
(reps) |
CT |
6.50 (2.83) |
4.46-8.53 |
8.40 (3.56) |
5.85-10.95 |
0.187 |
0.56 |
Medium |
CI =Confidence Interval; MRT = manual resistance training group (n = 10); CT = conventional strength training group (n = 10); BP = Bench Press; LP-D = Lat pull-down; PusU = Push-up; PullU = Pull-ups.