There Are No Nonresponders to Resistance-Type Exercise Training in Older Men and Women

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 400
• Main Authors: Churchward-Venne, Tyler A, Tieland, Michael, Verdijk, Lex B, Leenders, Marika, Dirks, Marlou L, de Groot, Lisette C P G M, van Loon, Luc J C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Humans; Male; Muscle Strength - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Physical Endurance - physiology; Psychomotor Performance; Resistance Training - methods; Retrospective Studies; muscle strength; lean body mass; aging; muscle function; Resistance exercise; sarcopenia

To assess the proposed prevalence of unresponsiveness of older men and women to augment lean body mass, muscle fiber size, muscle strength, and/or physical function following prolonged resistance-type exercise training. A retrospective analysis of the adaptive response to 12 (n = 110) and 24 (n = 85...