Effects of Resistance Training on Immunoinflammatory Response, TNF-Alpha Gene Expression, and Body Composition in Elderly Women
Table 3
Evolution of training load in first, fourth, and 8th weeks of RT.
Exercises
RT ()
Effect size (Δ)
value
1st week
4th week
8th week
Seated leg press (kg)
20.7 ± 3.8
33.6 ± 1.1
45.48 ± 1.4†
6.3
0.0001
Elbow flexion (low pulley) (kg)
9.0 ± 1.8
13.8 ± 0.3
17.83 ± 0.4†
4.8
0.0001
Knee extension (kg)
9.9 ± 0.5
18.4 ± 0.6
25.90 ± 0.8†
28.0
0.0001
Supine seated (kg)
7.1 ± 0.3
13.8 ± 0.4
17.96 ± 0.7†
29.2
0.0001
Lying knee flexion (kg)
7.9 ± 0.4
15.5 ± 2.0
17.09 ± 0.5
22.1
0.0001
Pulley (back) (kg)
13.2 ± 0.5
21.9 ± 0.4
27.03 ± 0.5†
26.4
0.0001
Plantar flexion (seated leg press) (kg)
20.0 ± 0.7
33.38 ± 0.9
43.56 ± 1.2†
30.9
0.0001
Elbow extension (pulley) (kg)
8.6 ± 0.6
16.42 ± 0.4
20.20 ± 0.4†
19.0
0.0001
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. One-way ANOVA test followed by Tukey’s post hoc test: statistically significant difference () compared to the first week; †statistically significant difference () compared to the fourth week. Δ: effect size measures on the evolution of training load among the analyzed weeks. RT: resistance training.
