Table 3 Scores and changes in energy, stress and nausea after a single session of resistance training
Before Mean ± SD n = 31 | After Mean ± SD n = 31 | 3 h after Mean ± SD n = 29 | Mean difference before - after (95% CI) | Pa | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | Mean difference before - 3 h after (95% CI) | Pa | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (scale 0–5) | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.0) | 0.001 | 0.69 | 0.1 (−0.3, 0.4) | 0.754 | 0.06 |
Stress (scale 0–5) | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.7 | − 0. 4 (− 0.6, − 0.1) | 0.014 | 0.47 | −0.5 (− 0.8, − 0.2) | 0.001 | 0.71 |
Nausea (VAS 0–10) | 1.9 ± 2.2 b | 1.2 ± 2.0 b | 0.4 ± 1.1 c | −0.6 (− 1.2, − 0.1)b | 0.034 | 0.41 | −1.3 (− 2.1, − 0.6)c | 0.002 | 0.70 |