Primary Outcome Measure | Groups Unadjusted, Mean (SD) | Unadjusted Within-Group, Mean Difference (95% CI) [Baseline minus four months] | Between-Group Adjusted, Mean Difference (95% CI) | |||
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Intervention (n = 98) | Control (n = 106) | Intervention (n = 98) | Control (n = 106) |  | ||
Need for Recovery 0–100 | Baseline | 68.4 (12.1) | 56.2 (10.9) |  |  |  |
Four months | 59.4 (8.7) | 51.7 (8.6) | 9.93 a (7.3 to 12.5) | 6.77 a (5.78 to 7.75) | 7.7 (−6.2 to 12.4) | |
Muscle Strength 1-RM (kg) | ||||||
 Biceps | Baseline | 16.6 (2.3) | 16.5 (2.5) |  |  |  |
Four months | 17.8 (2.5) | 17.8 (2.5) | - 1.2 a (− 1.4 to − 1.0) | - 1.3 a (− 1.4 to − 1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | |
 Triceps | Baseline | 11.1 (1.9) | 11.2 (2) |  |  |  |
Four months | 12.4 (2.2) | 12.3 (2) | - 1.3 a (−1.4 to − 1.0) | - 1.1 a (− 1.4 to − 1.0) | 0.0 (− 0.5 to 0.5) | |
 Deltoid | Baseline | 8.8 (1.6) | 8.9 (1.4) |  |  |  |
Four months | 10 (1.9) | 10.1 (2) | - 1.2 a (−1.3 to − 1.0) | - 1.2 a (− 1.3 to − 1.0) | 0.1 (− 0.5 to 0.3) | |
 Quadriceps femoris and Hamstrings | Baseline | 27.4 (2.4) | 27.7 (2.3) |  |  |  |
Four months | 29.7 (3.4) | 30.3 (3.3) | - 2.4 a (− 2.7 to − 2.0) | - 2.6 a (− 2.9 to − 2.3) | 0.4 (− 1.1 to 0.2) | |
 Triceps surae | Baseline | 27 (2.4) | 27.4 (2.5) |  |  |  |
Four months | 29.1 (3.0) | 29..3 (3.0) | - 2.1 a (−2.2 to −1.7) | - 1.9 a (− 2.2 to − 1.7) | 0.2 (− 1.0 to 0.3) |