Strength Improvements of Different 10-Week Multicomponent Exercise Programs in Elderly Women

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 8; p. 130
• Main Authors: González-Ravé, José María, Cuéllar-Cañadilla, Rubén, García-Pastor, Teresa, Juárez Santos-García, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 12.05.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Body Composition; Exercise; Female; Humans; jumps; Muscle Strength; physical programs; Public Health; strength; training; physical programs; jumps; training; strength; female
• ISSN: 2296-2565; 2296-2565
• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00130

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of various muscle strength sessions performed during 10 weeks physical conditioning programs and 4 weeks of detraining on the physical conditioning, body composition and hematology of elderly women. 48 women were randomly distributed in four groups: a physical conditioning group (PCG; = 12) with two sessions per week; a PCG with an extra-session focus on hypertrophy (PCGH; = 12), a PCG with an extra-session in a shallow pool (PCGP; = 12); and a control group (CG; = 12). PCGH achieved a significant increase in Abalakov. Significant differences between the CG and the other groups were found in Countermovement Jump. There were significant improvements in the chair-stand test in the PCG and PCGH. The training programs suspected improvements in HDL, LDL, baseline glucose and glycated hemoglobin. In conclusion, a training program with an extra-session focus on hypertrophy achieved a greater improvement in strength in elderly women.