Table 2. Changes in body composition after 8 weeks of resistance exercise. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
Groups |
Pre |
Week 2 |
Week 4 |
Week 6 |
Week 8 |
Posthoc |
| Weight, kg |
GG |
73.68 (8.19) |
73.83 (8.63) |
74.10 (8.34) |
73.54 (8.29) |
74.15 (7.65) |
NS |
| GA/AA |
72.25 (9.65) |
72.86 (9.70) |
72.42 (9.32) |
72.94 (9.85) |
73.34 (9.67) |
| F |
T 1.093 G .066 T×G 2.048 |
| BMI, kg/m2 |
GG |
23.99 (1.76) |
24.00 (1.87) |
24.11 (1.83) |
23.91 (1.85) |
24.11 (1.69) |
NS |
| GA/AA |
23.39 (2.62) |
23.53 (2.43) |
23.35 (2.31) |
23.53 (2.45) |
23.62 (2.34) |
| F |
T .971 G .282 T×G 1.550 |
| Muscle mass, kg |
GG |
58.46 (5.59) |
58.80 (6.94) |
59.98 (6.59) |
61.36 (6.69) |
61.51 (7.18) |
0<2<4<6,8 |
| GA/AA |
56.11 (6.41) |
57.88 (7.25) |
58.39 (6.35) |
60.36 (6.61) |
60.57 (7.77) |
| F |
T 34.461 * G .183 T×G 2.195 |
| Fat-free mass, kg |
GG |
62.00 (6.26) |
62.44 (7.35) |
63.84 (6.98) |
64.76 (7.50) |
64.66 (7.58) |
0<2<4<6
0,2<8 |
| GA/AA |
60.04 (7.22) |
61.38 (7.63) |
61.99 (7.52) |
63.88 (7.21) |
63.84 (8.11) |
| F |
T 19.649 * G .162 T×G .668 |
| Body fat, % |
GG |
15.15 (2.93) |
15.38 (2.97) |
14.33 (2.51) |
13.29 (2.19) |
13.28 (1.90) |
0,2>4>6
0,2>8 |
| GA/AA |
16.27 (3.57) |
15.78 (2.73) |
14.89 (3.19) |
14.16 (3.63) |
14.13 (3.34) |
| F |
T 12.531* G .266 T×G .337 |
* p < 0.001. Abbreviations: 0, pre; 2, week 2; 4, week 4; 6, week 6; 8, week 8; BMI, body mass index; G, group; NS, not significant; T, time.
