Table 3. Physical fitness parameters examined before (pre) and after (post) the 4 weeks of training for the specific training group (STG).
STG (n=10) RTG (n=7)
Pre Post % Change Hedges’s g within groups Pre Post % Change Hedges’s g within groups Hedges’s g between Groups
Body Mass (Kg) 91.8±7.3 92.1±7.6 0.3±1.8 0.03 90.9±6.5 89.3±8.2 0.4±4.7 0.05 0.10
Fat (%) 17.4±4.8 16.7±5.6 -4.5±2.04 0.11 16.8±6.0 17.2±4.3 2.9±4.1 0.06 0.25
Fat (Kg) 16.1±5.5 15.6±6.2 -4.3±2.3 0.07 15.9±4.9 15.7±4.2 3.6±3.8 0.06 0.27
Fat-free mass (Kg) 75.7±6.2 76.4±6.5 3.9±2.5# 0.13 74.9±6.8 73.6±5.4# -0.8±1.6# 0.00 0.14
Estimated VO2max (ml·Kg-1·min-1) 41.5±11.1* 46.2±10.3*# 13.3±14.5# 0.42 41.9±11.4 42.0±12.1# -0.1±6.9# 0.01 0.69
2000m Rowing Time (s) 476.2±40.4* 459.4±32.4*# -3.4±2.9# 0.44 477.7±36.2 477.5±36.9# -0.1±1.1# 0.01 0.50
2000m Rowing Average Power (W) 222.4±59.42* 240.3±53.2*# 11.5±9.3# 0.30 226.2±43.5 221.2±36.1# -1.8±3.1# 0.01 0.27
Bench Press 1RM (Kg) 92.1±17.3* 106.3±16*# 16.1±7.8# 0.81 90.3±15.9 92.6±15,58# 2.6±1.7# 0.14 0.82
Back Squat 1RM (Kg) 140.7±22.5* 167.1±25.6*# 19.5±10.4# 1.05 137.14±15.17 139.64±16,29# 2.05±8,45# 0.15 1.17
Dead Lift 1RM (Kg) 146.4±20.6* 174.8±18.7*# 20.1±10.7# 1.38 135.0±26.6 136.9±27.0# 1.0±1.9# 0.05 1.63
Squat Jump Height (cm) 31.0±4.6 31.6±3.9 3.0±1.3 0.14 31.2±2.9 31.5±2.2 1.3±3.1 0.12 0.01
Squat Jump Power (W) 1155±102* 1225±80*# 6.1±5.3# 0.14 1104±83 1101±78# -0.2±1.6# 0.14 0.06
CMJ Height (cm) 33.14±5.2* 35.1±3.8*# 7.4±4.4# 0.42 31.7±5.9 31.5±6.0# 1.2±1.0# 0.06 0.70
CMJ power (W) 1195±122.5* 1230±6*# 3.59±7# 0.36 1152±122 1161±131# 1.2±0.3# 0.07 0.70
Right arm MBT Velocity (m·s-1) 10.5±0.9* 11.6±0.8*# 10.8±4.4# 1.18 10.3±1 10.2±1.1# -0.7±2.6# 0.07 1.36
Left arm MBT Velocity (m·s -1) 9.8±0.6* 10.3±0.9*# 5.7±7.5# 0.65 9.5±1.1 9.4±1.1# -0.3±2.1# 0.03 0.74
10m Sprint (s) 1.95±0.06* 1.88±0.05*# -3.7±1.4# 1.21 1.93±0.13 1.92±0.10# -0.4±1.1# 0.06 0.54
2m Take Down Sprint (s) 0.96±0.1* 0.74±0.01*# -22.0±4.9# 4.10 0.8±0.1 0.8±0.1# 0.5±1.6# 0.03 1.45
STG: Specific Training Group; RTG: Regular Training Group; CMJ: countermovement jump; MBT: medicine ball throw*: p<0.05 between pre and post training#: p<0.05 between the two groups