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Effects of combined endurance and strength training on muscle strength, power and hypertrophy in 40-67-year-old men
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 21:402-411
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2009.
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Abstract
- Both strength and endurance training have several positive effects on aging muscle and physical performance of middle-aged and older adults, but their combination may compromise optimal adaptation. This study examined the possible interference of combined strength and endurance training on neuromuscular performance and skeletal muscle hypertrophy in previously untrained 40-67-year-old men. Maximal strength and muscle activation in the upper and lower extremities, maximal concentric power, aerobic capacity and muscle fiber size and distribution in the vastus lateralis muscle were measured before and after a 21-week training period. Ninety-six men [mean age 56 (SD 7) years] completed high-intensity strength training (S) twice a week, endurance training (E) twice a week, combined training (SE) four times per week or served as controls (C). SE and S led to similar gains in one repetition maximum strength of the lower extremities [22 (9)% and 21 (8)%, P
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Strength training
business.industry
Vastus lateralis muscle
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Muscle hypertrophy
Endurance training
Internal medicine
One-repetition maximum
Muscle strength
medicine
Physical therapy
Cardiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Muscle fibre
business
Aerobic capacity
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Details
- ISSN :
- 09057188
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ed1902a4a5d4a76a922f1a7d5ca4f6d1