Effects of resistance training on muscle strength of older women: a comparison between methods. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n4p409
| Autor: | Ricardo Jacó Oliveira, Lídia Mara Aguiar Bezerra, Jaqueline Fernandes de Oliveira, Rodrigo Luiz Carregaro, Martim Bottaro, Ricardo Moreno Lima |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 409-418 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |
| Popis: | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n4p409Strength training (ST) increases muscle strength (MS) in the elderly, but results may vary considerably depending on the method of evaluation. Objective: This study compared two MS methods to evaluate an ST program for elderly women. Methods: Sixty-one volunteers (mean age 66.8 ± 5.8 years) underwent ST for 24 weeks to work out the major muscle groups. Knee extensor MS was assessed using one-repetition maximum strength (1RM) and isokinetic dynamometry (60º.s-1) before and after ST. A 2x2 ANOVA was used to compare the methods and MS gains after the ST program. MS increased significantly after ST according to both methods. Increases in MS were in average 16.7% and 54.7% using dynamometry and 1RM. The improvement according to 1RM was significantly (P |
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