Paulo Gentil

There are no no-responders to low or high resistance training volumes among older women

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of non-responders to different tests and to compare the effects of different resistance training (RT) volumes on muscle strength, anthropometric and functional performance of older women. Methods: Three hundred seventy six women performed 12weeks of RT with either low or high volume (LV, 71.29±5.77years and HV 69.73±5.88years, respectively). Both groups […]

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A minimal dose approach to resistance training for the older adult; the prophylactic for aging

A plethora of research has supported the numerous health benefits of resistance training as we age, including positive relationships between muscular strength, muscle mass and reduced all-cause mortality. As such, resistance training has been referred to as medicine. However, participation and adherence remains low, with time constraints and perceived difficulty often cited as barriers to

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Chronic Effects of Resistance Training in Breast Cancer Survivors

Objective. To analyse effects of resistance training (RT) in breast cancer survivors (BCS) and how protocols and acute variables were manipulated. Methods. Search was made at PubMed, Science Direct, and LILACS. All articles published between 2000 and 2016 were considered. Studies that met the following criteria were included: written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese; BCS

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Cardiac Autonomic Modulation and the Kinetics of Heart Rate Responses in the On- and Off-Transient during Exercise in Women with Metabolic Syndrome

Objective: To test whether women with metabolic syndrome (MS) have impairments in the on- and off-transients during an incremental test and to study whether any of the MS components are independently associated with the observed responses. Research Design and Methods: Thirty-six women aged 35–55 years were divided into a group with MS (MSG, n = 19) and a control

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Muscle activation during resistance training with no external load – effects of training status, movement velocity, dominance, and visual feedback

OBJECTIVES: To explore the acute effects of training status, movement velocity, dominance, and visual feedback on muscle activation and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during resistance training with no external load (no-load resistance training; NLRT). METHODS: Thirty-three men (17 untrained and 16 trained), performed elbow flexions in four NLRT sessions: 1) slow velocity with EMG

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Dissociated time course between peak torque and total work recovery following bench press training in resistance trained men

Objective: To evaluate the time course of peak torque and total work recovery after a resistance training session involving the bench press exercise. Design: Repeated measures with a within subject design. Methods: Twenty-six resistance-trained men (age: 23.7±3.7years; height: 176.0±5.7cm; mass: 79.65±7.61kg) performed one session involving eight sets of the bench press exercise performed to momentary

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The effects of 6 months of progressive high effort resistance training methods upon strength, body composition, function, and wellbeing of elderly adults

Purpose: The present study examined the progressive implementation of a high effort resistance training (RT) approach in older adults over 6 months and through a 6 month follow-up on strength, body composition, function and wellbeing of older adults. Methods: Twenty three older adults (aged 61 to 80 years) completed a 6 month supervised RT intervention

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