Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50–80 Years
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Methods
2.1. Study Participants
2.2. Body Composition
2.3. Muscular Fitness
2.4. Flexibility
2.5. Resistance Training Program
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | Men | Women | ||||||
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Age | 50–64 yr | 65–80 yr | 50–64 yr | 65–80 yr | ||||
Study Variables | Initial | Final | Initial | Final | Initial | Final | Initial | Final |
Body mass (kg) | 271 | 271 | 112 | 112 | 148 | 148 | 52 | 52 |
Body mass index (kg∙m−2) | 265 | 265 | 111 | 111 | 148 | 148 | 52 | 52 |
Lean mass (%) | 244 | 244 | 94 | 94 | 127 | 127 | 50 | 50 |
Fat mass (%) | 243 | 243 | 93 | 93 | 127 | 127 | 50 | 50 |
Push-ups in 30 s (reps) | 198 | 198 | 70 | 70 | 115 | 115 | 24 | 24 |
Chair-stands in 30 s (reps) | 230 | 230 | 82 | 82 | 129 | 129 | 33 | 33 |
Sit-ups in 30 s (reps) | 192 | 192 | 66 | 66 | 115 | 115 | 24 | 24 |
Sit-and-reach (cm) | 229 | 229 | 79 | 79 | 131 | 131 | 32 | 32 |
Sex | Men | Women | ||||||
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Age | 50–64 yr | 65–80 yr | 50–64 yr | 65–80 yr | ||||
Study Variables | Initial | Final | Initial | Final | Initial | Final | Initial | Final |
Body mass (kg) | 95.2 ± 16.5 | 94.4 ± 17.1 | 92.9 ± 15.5 | 92.0 ± 16.8 | 78.4 ± 15.6 | 78.1 ± 15.7 | 80.6 ± 13.2 | 80.4 ± 13.2 |
Body mass index (kg∙m−2) | 29.9 ± 5.0 | 29.8 ± 5.0 | 29.8 ± 4.7 | 29.7 ± 4.8 | 29.3 ± 5.3 | 29.2 ± 5.4 | 30.4 ± 4.4 | 30.1 ± 4.5 |
Lean mass (%) | 32.5 ± 4.2 | 33.5 ± 4.6 | 31.9 ± 3.3 | 33.2 ± 3.4 | 27.9 ± 5.4 | 28.7 ± 5.1 | 26.4 ± 4.1 | 27.8 ± 3.4 |
Fat mass (%) | 27.2 ± 6.8 | 26.1 ± 6.6 | 26.1 ± 7.0 | 25.4 ± 6.2 | 38.7 ± 7.3 | 37.4 ± 7.6 | 40.0 ± 6.8 | 38.8 ± 6.4 |
Push-ups in 30 s (reps) | 11.3 ± 7.0 | 14.0 ± 7.9 | 7.4 ± 5.9 | 8.9 ± 7.2 | 9.0 ± 5.0 | 11.3 ± 5.9 | 7.6 ± 5.3 | 9.6 ± 6.7 |
Chair-stands in 30 s (reps) | 12.8 ± 4.8 | 15.2 ± 5.1 | 10.2 ± 5.4 | 11.6 ± 6.2 | 10.3 ± 3.9 | 12.8 ± 4.6 | 10.6 ± 3.8 | 12.3 ± 4.4 |
Sit-ups in 30 s (reps) | 10.3 ± 5.7 | 12.6 ± 6.7 | 8.1 ± 7.1 | 9.2 ± 7.2 | 8.5 ± 5.1 | 10.4 ± 5.8 | 8.6 ± 6.2 | 10.2 ± 7.0 |
Sit-and-reach (cm) | 40.8 ± 15.9 | 45.7 ± 16.7 | 35.5 ± 16.9 | 38.5 ± 18.5 | 48.1 ± 15.8 | 53.1 ± 17.4 | 45.6 ± 16.6 | 48.4 ± 16.4 |
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Kasović, M.; Štefan, L.; Kalčik, Z. Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50–80 Years. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3436. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14163436
Kasović M, Štefan L, Kalčik Z. Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50–80 Years. Nutrients. 2022; 14(16):3436. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14163436
Chicago/Turabian StyleKasović, Mario, Lovro Štefan, and Zvonimir Kalčik. 2022. "Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50–80 Years" Nutrients 14, no. 16: 3436. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14163436
APA StyleKasović, M., Štefan, L., & Kalčik, Z. (2022). Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50–80 Years. Nutrients, 14(16), 3436. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14163436