Effects of eight weeks of resistance training on the risk factors of metabolic syndrome in overweight /obese women - “A Pilot Study”

Table 3 Neuromuscular variables of the subjects (n = 14) before and after eight weeks of resistance training

Variables	Pre	Post	Δ	P	ES
Chest press (kg)	52.9 ± 9.7	59.8 ± 7.7*	6.8	0.02	0.71
Relative strength	0.71 ± 0.09	0.79 ± 0.15*	0.08	0.03	0.88
Front lat pull-down (kg)	51.5 ± 7.5	57.6 ± 9.2*	6.1	0.01	0.81
Relative strength	0.69 ± 0.11	0.75 ± 0.13*	0.06	0.01	0.56
Right handgrip (kg)	30.1 ± 6.4	31.6 ± 5.5*	1.7	0.02	0.27
Relative strength	0.40 ± 0.09	0.42 ± 0.08	0.02	0.08	0.23
Left handgrip (kg)	28.2 ± 5.6	30.5 ± 4.6*	2.2	0.02	0.40
Relative strength	0.38 ± 0.07	0.40 ± 0.06	0.03	0.07	0.35
Biceps MT (mm)	26.1 ± 5.4	24.8 ± 2.7	−1.3	0.26	0.24
Rectus femoris MT (mm)	42.2 ± 8.5	45.1 ± 7.3*	2.8	0.02	0.33
Total muscle mass (kg)	25.6 ± 3.8	25.8 ± 4.2	0.2	0.15	0.06

*Statistically significant different as compared with Pre, P ≤ 0.05, MT, muscle thickness (mm); ES, effect size.

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