Table 1. Characteristics of women participants at the beginning of the training period. Data are Means ± SD. All (n=23) ECC (n=11) CON (n=12) Age (yrs) 27.2 ± 4.5 25.2 ± 4.6 29.0 ± 3.6 Height (m) 1.67 ± 0.06 1.67 ± 0.04 1.67 ± 0.08 Body mass (kg) 66.8 ± 8.0 68.6 ± 8.0 65.2 ± 7.9 BMI (kg/m2) 24.0 ± 3.0 24.7 ± 3.5 23.4 ± 2.4 All= all training subjects, ECC= eccentric training group, CON= concentric training group.