Effects of a Home-Based Stretching Program on Bench Press Maximum Strength and Shoulder Flexibility

Table 1. Descriptive statistics and results of two-way ANOVA for both flexibility tests.

Parameter	Pretest (M±SD)	Posttest (M±SD)	Pre-Post % Differences	Time effect	Time x group
IG 1RM (kg)	75.25 ± 33.62	79.69 ± 34.0	+7.4 ± 5.6	p < 0.001 F_29,1 = 18.414 Æž² = 0.388	p = 0.002 F_29,2 = 11.314 Æž² = 0.281
Control 1RM (kg)	68.65 ± 25.76	69.19 ± 26.11	+0.7 ± 2.5	p < 0.001 F_29,1 = 18.414 Æž² = 0.388	p = 0.002 F_29,2 = 11.314 Æž² = 0.281
IGISO (N)	649.99 ± 337.07	685.53 ± 325.11	+12.1 ± 22.3	p = 0.003 F_29,1 = 10.801 Æž² = 0.271	p = 0.754 F_29,2 = 0.1 Æž² = 0.003
Control ISO (N)	600.50 ± 251.37	643.61 ± 241.67	+9.3 ± 15.0	p = 0.003 F_29,1 = 10.801 Æž² = 0.271	p = 0.754 F_29,2 = 0.1 Æž² = 0.003
IGROM (cm)	54.61 ± 9.05	49.28 ± 8.7	-9.8 ± 5.0	p < 0.001 F_29,1 = 40.318 Æž² = 0.582	p < 0.001 F_29,2 = 32.001 Æž² = 0.53
CGROM (cm)	50.00 ± 5.34	49.69 ± 5.7	-0.7 ± 2.5	p < 0.001 F_29,1 = 40.318 Æž² = 0.582	p < 0.001 F_29,2 = 32.001 Æž² = 0.53

IG = intervention group, CG = control group, 1RM = one repetition maximum, ISO = isometric maximum strength, ROM = range of motion, kg = kilogram, N = Newton, cm = centimeter, M = mean, SD = standard deviation