Table 10: Summary table of the body composition changes with various training interventions.

Study
Type
Authors BM SSF SLG TMV BMI WHR WC SF (tri.) SF (bi.) SF (ss) SF (si) SSF (cen.) SSF (per.) SSF % LBM % BF BFR
PRT Spence et al.
(1990)
5.1 15.7 7.2
PRT Bhasin et al.
(2000)
4.3 NC
AT Smith et al.
(2001)
-2.4 -2.6 -2.1 -3.1 -26.8 -11.2 -21.2
AT Mutimura et al.
(2008)
-2.5 -10.1 -7.9 -8.5 -5.3 -7.3 -8.9 -7.9 NC -4.6 -27.1

AT = aerobic raining; BMI = body mass index; BM = body mass; cen. = central; per. = peripheral; PRT = progressive resistance training; SF = skinfold; SLG = sum of limb girths; SSF = sum of skinfolds; WC = waist circumference; WHR = Waist-hip ratio; NC = not calculated.
Values expressed as percentages.