General characteristics of the groups pre-training.

Table 2: General characteristics of the groups pre-training.

Variables	MS (n = 12)	SM (n = 11)	P
Age (years)	56.67 ± 7.34	57.93 ± 11.89	0.73
Body mass (kg)	75.6 ± 12.04	71.96 ± 12.87	0.44
Height (m)	1.55 ± 0.07	1.58 ± 0.04	0.13
Body mass index (kg/m²)	32.58 ± 4.73	28.75 ± 5.18	0.06

Note: MS = group that performed RT from multi- to single-joint exercises; SM = group that performed RT from single- to multi-joint exercises. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation.