Table 3.  Triceps and biceps muscle thickness across 12 weeks of resistance training (mean ± SD). Values are expressed in cm. Data are means (±SD).

Group

Triceps muscle thickness

Biceps muscle thickness
 

Baseline

12 weeks

Baseline

12 weeks

LG-SM (n=9)

3.88 (.45)

3.88 (.42) †

3.66 (.64)

3.88 (.42) †

SM-LG (n=13)

3.47 (.59)

3.75 (.45) *†

3.67 (.50)

3.80 (.40)

CG (n=9)

3.25 (.48)

3.19 (.39)

3.66 (.46)

3.65 (.37)
* significant difference to baseline; † significant difference to control group.