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Table 1 Body composition and muscular performance in young university students after muscle lesion induced by eccentric exercise

From: Vitamin E supplementation decreases muscular and oxidative damage but not inflammatory response induced by eccentric contraction

Groups

n

Age (years)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

BMI (kg/m2)

1 RM (kg)

Repetitions (mean)

Control

10

22 (19–25)

77.6 (70–89)

179 (170–186)

22.4 (19.4–25.6)

30.4 ± 5.7

13 ± 4

Supplement

11

25 (20–27)

79.2 (72–85)

182 (167–187)

23.3 (20.3–25.3)

31.2 ± 6.1

12 ± 3

  1. 1 RM One-repetition maximum
  2. There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the two groups in the 1 RM test or in the average number of repetitions
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences

ISSN: 1880-6562

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