Table 3 Interaction of muscle group (upper body vs. lower body; large muscles vs. small muscles) â…¹ time for muscle strength. Data are means (± SEM, kg).
Male Female
Test Retest Test Retest
Upper body 77.0 (2.8) 78.0 (3.0) 32.6 (1.5) 32.7 1.5)
Lower body 112.2 (3.6) 112.4 (3.5) 68.5 (2.7) 69.2 (2.7)
F .570 4.959
p .451 .027*
Large muscle 110.1 (3.8) 110.3 (3.9) 56.4 (2.9) 57.0 (2.9)
Small muscle 79.1 (2.7) 80.0 (2.8) 44.6 (2.8) 44.9 (2.8)
F .574 .610
p .450 .436
Upper body muscle groups: Biceps curl, Triceps extension, Shoulder press, Lat pull down, Low row, Bench press; Lower body muscle groups: Hip flexion, Hip extension, Leg curl, Leg extension, Leg press, Squat; Large muscle groups: Lat pull down, Bench press, Low row, Leg extension, Leg press, Squat; Small muscle groups: Biceps curl, Triceps extension, Shoulder press, Hip flexion, Hip extension, Leg curl. * p < 0.05.Tested by two-way mixed factorial repeated measures ANOVA for muscle group x time.