Table 2: Muscular strength, flexibility and functional capacity in the different conditions according to the training groups.
Variable |
Group |
Pre-training |
Post-training |
Detraining |
Effect Size |
p |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-training |
Detraining |
|
Muscular strength (kgf) |
MJ-SJ |
25.0 ± 5.3 |
26.3 ± 5.7# |
25.7 ± 6.1* |
0.25 |
-0.11 |
0.33 |
|
SJ-MJ |
29.1 ± 6.3 |
31.2 ± 5.9# |
28.8 ± 6.1* |
0.33 |
-0.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flexibility (cm) |
MJ-SJ |
17.2 ± 6.6 |
20.9 ± 7.2# |
19.1 ± 7.7# |
0.56 |
-0.25 |
0.11 |
|
SJ-MJ |
23.7 ± 7.8 |
28.2 ± 8.6# |
29.5 ± 8.8# |
0.58 |
0.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Upper-body muscular endurance (reps) |
MJ-SJ |
18.6 ± 3.7 |
25.3 ± 3.6# |
21.0 ± 4.5* |
1.81 |
-1.19 |
0.98 |
|
SJ-MJ |
19.2 ± 3.3 |
26.7 ± 6.0# |
22.4 ± 3.1* |
2.27 |
-0.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lower-body muscular endurance (reps) |
MJ-SJ |
14.3 ± 4.2 |
15.8 ± 3.0# |
12.4 ± 1.6* |
0.36 |
-1.13 |
0.87 |
|
SJ-MJ |
14.5 ± 2.9 |
16.8 ± 3.3# |
13.4 ± 1.7* |
0.79 |
-1.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gait speed (s) |
MJ-SJ |
5.4 ± 0.7 |
5.6 ± 0.9 |
6.2 ± 0.6#* |
0.29 |
0.67 |
0.16 |
|
SJ-MJ |
5.9 ± 0.4 |
5.8 ± 0.7 |
6.0 ± 0.4#* |
-0.25 |
0.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agility and dynamic balance (s) |
MJ-SJ |
28.6 ± 2.6 |
26.2 ± 2.9# |
31.1 ± 2.9*# |
-0.92 |
1.69 |
0.88 |
|
SJ-MJ |
28.6 ± 3.5 |
25.1 ± 3.7# |
30.0 ± 4.1*# |
-1.00 |
1.32 |
Note: Reps = Repetitions; MJ-SJ = Group that performed the exercises in the multi- to single-joint order; SJ-MJ = Group that performed the exercises in the single-to multi-joint order; p value of interaction; #p < 0.05 vs. pre-training; *p < 0.05 vs. post-training.