Table 5

Changes in upper- and lower-body strength from PRE to POST (Math ± SE).

PRE
 POST
 CHANGE
Bench Press (kg)**


     CON
 49.9 ± 8.8
 51.3 ± 9.0
 1.4 ± 0.4
     EX
 47.7 ± 7.4
 54.0 ± 5.7
 6.3 ± 0.8a,b
     EXFS
 50.0 ± 6.4
 58.5 ± 7.2
 8.5 ± 1.0a,b
Squat (kg)**


     CON
 60.9 ± 8.4
 61.9 ± 8.0
 1.0 ± 0.6
     EX
 59.2 ± 7.2
 70.8 ± 7.3
 11.6 ± 1.4a,b
     EXFS
 61.0 ± 6.9
 74.9 ± 7.2
 13.9 ± 1.8a,b

Upper- and lower-body strength, as assessed by five-repetition maximum (5RM) bench press (upper) and squat (lower). CON = control; EX = exercise only; EXFS = exercise + food supplement. *Main effect for time (p ≤ 0.05); **Group-by-Time interaction (p ≤ 0.05). aDifferent from PRE (p ≤ 0.017); bDifferent from CON (p ≤ 0.05).

Lockwood et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:11   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-11