Table 2. Proportion of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms (%) before and after a 54-week strength and power training program in the training and control groups. Values are means (± SD).
|
MHC isoforms (%) |
| Groups |
Before |
After |
| MHC I |
MHC IIa |
MHC IIx |
MHC I |
MHC IIa |
MHC IIx |
| Training group (n=16) |
29.1 (13.3) |
52.6 (12.2)*# |
18.1 (11.4)# |
29.4 (10.9) |
59.4 (11.6) |
11.1 (9.1)* |
| Control group (n=6) |
22.8 (14.9) |
70.2 (17.2) |
6.8 (10.9) |
25.8 (21.0) |
67.3 (20.6) |
7.0 (13.0) |
* p < 0.05 in comparison with pre-training period,# p < 0.05 in comparison with control group.
