Effect of 14 weeks of resistance training on lipid profile and body fat percentage in premenopausal women

• Published in: British journal of sports medicine Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 190 - 195
• Main Authors: Prabhakaran, B, Dowling, E A, Branch, J D, Swain, D P, Leutholtz, B C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.06.1999; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Body Mass Index; Female; Humans; Hyperlipidemias - prevention & control; Lipoproteins, HDL - metabolism; Lipoproteins, LDL - metabolism; Original; Physical Education and Training - methods; Premenopause - physiology; Reference Values; Weight Lifting

OBJECTIVES: To study the effects of a supervised, intensive (85% of one repetition maximum (1-RM)) 14 week resistance training programme on lipid profile and body fat percentage in healthy, sedentary, premenopausal women. SUBJECTS: Twenty four women (mean (SD) age 27 (7) years) took part in the stud...