| (A) Fiber type composition (%) |
| Fiber type |
Control group N = 6 |
Training group N = 7 |
P-value |
| Type I |
41.7 ± 3.9 |
47.8 ± 6.9 |
NS |
| Type IIa |
33.9 ± 3.8 |
41.1 ± 6.4 |
NS |
| Type Iix |
23.6 ± 3.6 |
10.0 ± 4.5 |
NS |
| Type IIc |
0.8 ± 0.4 |
1.0 ± 0.7 |
NS |
| (B) Fiber type area distributuion (%) |
| Fiber type |
Control group N = 6 |
Training group N = 7 |
P-value |
| Type I |
41.9 ± 4.4 |
44.8 ± 6.7 |
NS |
| Type IIa |
36.7 ± 4.1 |
45.7 ± 7.0 |
NS |
| Type IIx |
20.8 ± 2.9 |
8.7 ± 3.9 |
0.05 |
| Type IIc |
0.7 ± 0.4 |
0.8 ± 0.6 |
NS |
| (C) Fiber type cross-sectional area (μm2) |
| Fiber type |
Control group N = 6 |
Training group N = 7 |
P-value |
| Type I |
4708 ± 376 |
5672 ± 287 |
NS |
| Type IIa |
5099 ± 459 |
6880 ± 481 |
0.05 |
| Type IIx |
4207 ± 447 |
3004 ± 1087 |
0.05 |
| Type IIc |
2034 ± 911 |
1447 ± 939 |
NS |
| Mean |
4012 ± 548 |
4251 ± 697 |
NS |
| (D) Number of capillaries around fiber type |
| Fiber type |
Control group N = 6 |
Training group N = 7 |
P-value |
| Type I |
4.8 ± 0 .4 |
5.6 ± 0.3 |
NS |
| Type IIa |
4.4 ± 0.5 |
5.4 ± 0.2 |
NS |
| Type IIx |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
2.3 ± 0.8 |
NS |
| Type IIc |
1.2 ± 0.6 |
1.9 ± 1.2 |
NS |
| Mean |
3.6 ± 0.5 |
3.8 ± 0.6 |
NS |
Values are meals ± SE
P-values denote level of significance between Training and Control groups |
