Volume 7, Issue 3 ( Automn 2012, seventh Year 2012)                   Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2012, 7(3): 30-37 | Back to browse issues page

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Saremi A. Influence of 3 Months Resistance Training on C-Reactive Protein Serum Levels and Muscle Hypertrophy in Elderly Men . Salmand: Iranian Journal of Ageing 2012; 7 (3) :30-37
URL: http://salmandj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-408-en.html
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Arak, Arak, Iran. , a-saremi@araku.ac.ir
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Objectives: Sarcopenia is the decline of muscle mass and strength with age. Evidence suggests that inflammation play important roles in age-related muscle atrophy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 3 months resistance training on skeletal muscle mass and C-reactive protein levels in elderly men.

Methods & Materials: In this quasi – experimental study with pretest–posttest design, twenty-five middle-age men (age: 64.10±3.40 yr, body mass index: 28.29±2.38 kg/m 2) were randomly assigned to resistance training (n=13) and control (n=12) groups. Resistance training program was performed 50-60 min/d, 3d/wk, for 3 months. Serum C-reactive protein levels and body composition (DEXA) were measured before and after the intervention.

Results: After resistance training, leg press (lower body strength index), bench press (upper body strength index), and skeletal muscle mass were significantly increased (P<0.05), whereas, body fat indices (e.g. body mass index and fat mass) did not change in response to resistance training (P>0.05). Concurrently, C-reactive protein levels were significantly decreased in training group (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Three months resistance training caused an improvement in muscle mass and strength in elderly men, and this improvement were accompanied by decreases in C-reactive protein serum levels.

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2012/05/20 | Accepted: 2012/08/25 | Published: 2012/10/01

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