Table 1 |
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Body Composition and Strength Changes. |
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| Variable |
AA (n = 15) |
PLA (n = 16) |
Significance |
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| Body Mass (kg) |
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| Day 0 |
85.1 ± 11.5 |
87.1 ± 14.5 |
Group: 0.70 |
| Day 25 |
85.6 ± 11.6 |
87.9 ± 14.4 |
Time: 0.001 |
| Day 50 |
86.6 ± 12.2 |
88.1 ± 13.0 |
G × T: 0.31 |
| FFM (kg) |
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| Day 0 |
59.9 ± 8.2 |
63.9 ± 8.4 |
Group: 0.19 |
| Day 25 |
60.9 ± 8.1 |
64.8 ± 8.2 |
Time: 0.001 |
| Day 50 |
61.1 ± 8.5 |
64.9 ± 8.0 |
G × T: 0.71 |
| Fat mass (kg) |
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| Day 0 |
15.8 ± 5.6 |
13.8 ± 7.3 |
Group: 0.35 |
| Day 25 |
15.5 ± 5.7 |
13.5 ± 6.9 |
Time: 0.24 |
| Day 50 |
16.3 ± 5.9 |
13.8 ± 7.2 |
G × T: 0.22 |
| %BF (%) |
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| Day 0 |
19.9 ± 6.1 |
16.5 ± 6.5 |
Group: 0.12 |
| Day 25 |
19.3 ± 6.1 |
15.9 ± 5.9 |
Time: 0.02 |
| Day 50 |
20.0 ± 6.0 |
16.3 ± 6.2 |
G × T: 0.43 |
| Bench Press 1RM (kg) |
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| Day 0 |
103.0 ± 24.9 |
113.5 ± 24.6 |
Group: 0.26 |
| Day 25 |
107.0 ± 23.4 |
118.5 ± 23.0 |
Time: < 0.001 |
| Day 50 |
114.4 ± 25.8 |
121.5 ± 21.5 |
G × T: 0.20 |
| Leg press 1RM (kg) |
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| Day 0 |
370.8 ± 113.5 |
413.4 ± 80.4 |
Group: 0.26 |
| Day 25 |
379.2 ± 109.5 |
416.8 ± 77.2 |
Time: < 0.001 |
| Day 50 |
395.8 ± 123.8 |
436.1 ± 78.9 |
G × T: 0.8 |
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Values are expressed as means ± SD. AA: Arachidonic acid, PLA: placebo, %BF: body fat percentage, 1RM: one-repetition maximum. | |||
Roberts et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007 4:21 doi:10.1186/1550-2783-4-21 |
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