The Influence Of Gender, Training Intensity, And Frequency On Muscular Adaptations To 40 Weeks Of Re

In older adults, researchers assessed the impact that gender, training intensity, and frequency have on long-term resistance exercise (RE) outcomes. They included a total of 111 older adults (men: 41, women: 70) who completed either high-intensity RE 2d/week (HI-2D; n = 29), low-intensity RE 2d/week (LI-2D; n = 32), high-intensity RE 3d/week (HI-3D, n = 20), or low-intensity RE 3d/week (LI-3D, n = 30). It was shown that long-term RE outcomes in older men and women were comparable. Furthermore, regardless of frequency or intensity, for increasing strength, the current prescriptions were effective, nevertheless, these results imply HI-2D > LI-2D and LI-3D > LI-2D but similar outcomes among HI-2D, HI-3D, and LI-3D. Among older adults, the variety of effective RE approaches provides flexibility for selecting a lifestyle intervention that would be most sustainable.

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