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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Jul;36(14):1564-1571.
doi: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1403413. Epub 2017 Nov 10.

The effects of resistance training volume on osteosarcopenic obesity in older women

Paolo M Cunha  1 , Alex S Ribeiro  2 , Crisieli M Tomeleri  1 , Brad J Schoenfeld  3 , Analiza M Silva  4 , Mariana F Souza  5 , Matheus A Nascimento  6 , Luís B Sardinha  4 , Edilson S Cyrino  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The effects of resistance training volume on osteosarcopenic obesity in older women

Paolo M Cunha et al. J Sports Sci. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of resistance training (RT) performed with 1 or 3 sets per exercise on osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO) syndrome parameters in older women. Sixty-two older women (68.0 ± 4.3 years, 26.8 ± 4.4 kg/m2) participated in a 12-week RT program. Participants were randomly assigned into one of the three groups: two training groups that performed either 1 set (G1S, n = 21) or 3 sets (G3S, n = 20) 3 times weekly, or a control group (CG, n = 21). Body composition was assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry, strength was evaluated by 1 repetition maximum testing. The G3S presented significantly higher strength changes than G1S. The changes for percentage of body fat were higher for G3S compared to G1S. There was no difference in skeletal muscle mass between G3S and G1S, however both training groups displayed greater increases in this outcome compared to CG. There was no effect for bone mineral density. The overall analysis indicated higher (P < 0.05) positive changes for G3S than G1S (composed Z-score: G3S = 0.62 ± 0.40; G1S = 0.11 ± 0.48). The results suggest that a 12-week RT period is effective to improve the risk factors of OSO, and that 3 sets induce higher improvements than a single set.

Keywords: Aging; body fat; bone mineral density; muscle mass; strength training.

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