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Table 2 Performance and blood markers before and after the interventions

From: Effect of different recovery modes during resistance training with blood flow restriction on hormonal levels and performance in young men: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Groups

Pre

Post

% change

Cohen,s d

P time* group interaction

Body mass(kg)

PR

70.00 (5.61)

71.05 (4.78)

1.62

0.55

0.568

 

AR

72.60 (6.51)

73.25 (5.99)

0.95

0.86

 

BMI(kg/m2)

PR

22.16 (1.36)

22.48 (1.00)

1.59

0.50

0.593

 

AR

21.85 (1.25)

22.05 (1.18)

0.94

0.82

 

Upper one repetition maximum (kg)

PR

64.75 (10.85)

69.88 (11.42)

7.99

2.80

0.844

 

AR

68.63 (7.98)

73.88 (7.83)

7.79

4.51

 

Lower one repetition maximum (kg)

PR

105.00 (16.03)

115.87 (16.01)

10.66

2.82

0.003*

 

AR

100.00 (19.27)

117.13 (18.57)

18.15

4.21

 

GH (ng/ml)

PR

0.24 (0.21)

0.49 (0.29)

150.90

1.45

0.030*

 

AR

0.22 (0.15)

0.88 (0.48)

423.35

1.57

 

LDH (U/L)

PR

291.10 (55.45)

278.20 (33.32)

− 2.57

− 0.36

0.189

 

AR

285.50 (25.27)

253.50 (23.85)

− 11.12

− 2.10

 

CRP (mg/L)

PR

2.87 (0.30)

1.65 (0.74)

− 39.79

− 1.21

0.730

 

AR

2.71 (0.41)

1.66 (0.86)

− 38.35

− 1.24

 

Testosterone (ng/ml)

PR

5.07 (1.34)

5.40 (1.02)

12.07

0.24

0.787

 

AR

6.16 (1.24)

6.27 (1.19)

4.47

0.07

 

Cortisol (ng/ml)

PR

8.96 (2.08)

7.70 (1.85)

− 12.01

− 0.66

0.340

 

AR

7.92 (2.78)

7.47 (2.05)

− 2.14

− 0.12

 

Sargent jump (cm)

PR

48.50 (4.08)

53.20 (4.34)

9.81

2.03

0.872

 

AR

52.20 (4.15)

57.00 (3.94)

9.32

2.96

 

Peak power (W)

PR

570.53 (54.58)

668.36 (61.06)

17.45

2.23

0.559

 

AR

596.14 (72.69)

709.66 (70.26)

19.73

2.56

 

Average Power (W)

PR

424.45 (37.06)

480.85 (34.42)

13.53

2.93

0.956

 

AR

435.03 (56.54)

492.17 (48.47)

14.08

1.55

 

Minimum power (W)

PR

251.42 (35.51)

297.62 (45.69)

18.69

1.58

0.049*

 

AR

252.73 (40.37)

274.68 (44.38)

9.61

0.63

 

Power drop (%)

PR

55.69 (6.48)

54.97 (8.51)

− 0.69

− 0.09

0.189

 

AR

57.64 (3.84)

61.23 (5.06)

6.41

0.77

 

Upper body muscle endurance (REP)

PR

30.80 (3.11)

37.70 (3.30)

22.43

2.16

0.022*

 

AR

31.60 (4.64)

42.20 (6.42)

33.53

2.93

 

Lower body muscle endurance (REP)

PR

32.80 (4.44)

40.60 (3.95)

23.67

1.92

0.035*

 

AR

30.90 (4.17)

40.80 (4.70)

32.13

2.22

 
  1. GH, growth hormone; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CRP, c-reactive protein; PR, passive recovery; AR, active recovery; REP, repetition W: wat; * Significant difference between groups