Table 7

Muscle strength and body composition

HIGH HOSPLOW PEDControl
Baseline6 weeks12 weeksBaseline6 weeks12 weeksBaseline6 weeks12 weeks
Breastn=11n=9n=9n=11n=9n=10n=10–11n=8–9n=9–10
 Leg press78.2 (25.2)84.4 (25.1)84.4 (30.0)74.5 (22.5)87.8 (34.6)78.0 (34.6)90.0 (20.5)90.0 (21.8)106.0 (13.5)
 Chest press25.9 (4.9)33.3 (6.7)33.3 (6.8)27.3 (7.8)30.8 (9.4)28.0 (6.9)25.8 (8.4)31.3 (8.0)29.4 (9.0)
 Lean mass38.0 (4.2)38.7 (5.1)40.8 (4.9)41.2 (4.4)41.7 (5.9)42.9 (5.5)
 Fat mass21.9 (11.4)17.1 (9.4)25.9 (7.8)25.4 (7.7)25.0 (9.1)25.3 (10.5)
 Percentage of lean mass62.8 (10.0)68.1 (9.9)59.9 (7.6)60.2 (7.2)61.0 (7.3)61.6 (7.9)
 Percentage of fat mass33.2 (10.7)27.8 (10.0)36.7 (7.1)36.1 (7.5)35.2 (7.5)34.5 (8.2)
 BMI22.6 (5.7)20.4 (3.5)20.5 (3.9)23.6 (2.8)23.8 (2.9)24.1 (3.0)24.3 (4.4)25.1 (5.2)24.8 (5.2)
Colonn=4n=3n=3n=3n=3n=2n=5n=2n=2
 Leg press102.5 (49.9)143.3 (73.7)143.3 (63.5)73.3 (32.1)83.3 (32.1)110.0 (28.3)88.0 (43.3)105.0 (49.5)170.0 (42.4)
 Chest press47.5 (22.5)50.8 (24.5)53.3 (25.0)36.7 (22.4)35.8 (25.5)43.8 (37.1)41.0 (21.7)53.8 (44.2)85.0 (7.1)
 Lean mass50.8 (12.3)56.4 (13.0)41.0 (8.0)48.5 (7.7)50.6 (10.6)62.4 (4.1)
 Fat mass26.3 (4.6)26.8 (6.0)24.2 (4.5)27.2 (6.9)32.9 (12.1)30.1 (8.2)
 Percentage of lean mass62.9 (7.9)64.9 (9.6)60.4 (6.8)61.7 (8.8)59.0 (9.3)65.3 (4.2)
  Percentage of fat mass33.5 (8.0)31.6 (9.7)33.3 (8.3)34.8 (9.4)37.5 (9.7)31.1 (4.5)
 BMI27.9 (0.7)28.6 (1.5)29.0 (1.6)24.6 (1.5)25.0 (1.7)24.9 (1.6)29.3 (5.8)27.3 (6.0)29.1 (4.7)
  • BMI, body mass index.