The effects of resistance training volume on osteosarcopenic obesity in older women
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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.
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- Authors
- Cunha, P. M., Ribeiro, A. S., Tomeleri, C. M., Schoenfeld, B. J., Silva, A. M., Souza, M. F., Nascimento, M. A., Sardinha, L. B., & Cyrino, E. S.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- Universidade Norte do Paraná (BR)
- Lehman College (US)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (BR)
- Universidade Estadual do Paraná (BR)
- Metabolism, Nutrition, and Exercise Laboratory, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
- Corresponding author
- Cunha, Paolo M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-11-10
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1564-1571
- ISSN
- 0264-0414 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-447X
- OpenAlex
- W2767645642
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 4.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sports Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- resistance training, training volume, osteosarcopenic obesity, older women, muscle strength, body composition, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, bone mineral density, sarcopenia, osteoporosis
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Female, Humans, Obesity, Syndrome, Weight Lifting, Absorptiometry, Photon, Bone Density, Body Mass Index, Treatment Outcome, Muscle Strength, Resistance Training, Sarcopenia
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