Abstract
Our purpose was to examine possible influences of age on resistance exercise (RE) intensity progression in men. Twenty-four men, divided in young sedentary (YS; n=10; 25.9±3.7 years), older sedentary (OS; n=7; 67.4±5.2 years), and older runners (OR; n=7; 71.3±3.0 years), underwent a 2 times-a-week RE program for 13 weeks. Muscle strength was assessed before and after training by 1-repetition maximum test. RE workloads were recorded for each exercise session, and increases of 5–10% were made whenever adaptation occurred. Muscle strength improved similarly in all groups after RE (P<0.001). Relative RE intensity progression was not significantly different between YS and OS, except for a greater increase in calf raise relative workload observed in YS (P<0.05). In contrast, OR displayed greater relative workload increase in 7 and 6 exercises than YS and OS, respectively (P<0.05). The RE was safe as no injuries or major muscle pain were observed in either group. These results suggest that healthy sedentary older men are capable to exercise and increase RE intensity in the same way as young men, while physically active older men are capable to increase RE intensity in greater way than sedentary young and older men.
Key words
aging - resistance training - exercise progression - muscle strength - elderly
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Correspondence
Emmanuel Gomes Ciolac
Instituto de Ortopedia e
Traumatologia do Hospital das
Clínicas da FMUSP
Laboratório de Estudos do Movimento
R. Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333 – Segundo Andar
– Laboratório de Estudos do Movimento
05403-010 São Paulo
Brazil
eMail: egciolac@hcnet.usp.br