Table 1 Effect of the first training programme (short intensive training or S-TE, lasting 23 days) and the second training programme (intensive training, lasting 55 days) on body weight increase. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 5–8). Statistical difference: *p < 0.05 versus the corresponding SED group (Student’s t-test).
From: Alterations in the innate immune system due to exhausting exercise in intensively trained rats
Training programme | Group | Body weight increase (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Days 0–23 | Days 0–55 | ||
Short intensive training | Male sedentary | 191.71 ± 5.56 | — |
Male runner | 149.60 ± 9.01* | — | |
Female sedentary | 143.65 ± 3.19 | — | |
Female runner | 139.06 ± 5.93 | — | |
Intensive training | Female sedentary | 144.04 ± 10.80 | 231.49 ± 17.13 |
Female runner | 131.78 ± 5.96 | 226.80 ± 9.79 | |