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Resistance training effects on arterial compliance in premenopausal women
Anette S Fjeldstad1, Michael G Bemben, Debra A Bemben
1Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. a.fjeldstad@utah.edu
Unlabelled:
Endurance training has been shown to increase arterial compliance; however, the effect of resistance training is unclear.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect lower body resistance training on arterial compliance in healthy premenopausal women.
Methods:
Thirty-two women were assigned to a resistance training group (n = 21) or a control group (n = 11). Large (C1) and small (C2) arterial compliance (Pulse Contour Analysis) were measured at baseline and after twelve weeks of training.
Results:
Two-way (group x time) repeated measured ANOVA did not detect significant group, time effects or group x time interactions for small arterial compliance (P > 0.05). There was a significant time effect for large arterial compliance (P < 0.05), which increased in both groups.
Conclusions:
In contrast to previous studies in men, which found decrease in arterial compliance with resistance training, no decrease in arterial compliance was observed.
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