Low-Load Very High-Repetition Resistance Training Attenuates Bone Loss at the Lumbar Spine in Active Post-menopausal Women

Vaughan P Nicholson; Mark McKean; Gary J Slater; Ava Kerr; Brendan J Burkett

doi:10.1007/s00223-015-9976-6

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Low-Load Very High-Repetition Resistance Training Attenuates Bone Loss at the Lumbar Spine in Active Post-menopausal Women

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Low-Load Very High-Repetition Resistance Training Attenuates Bone Loss at the Lumbar Spine in Active Post-menopausal Women

Vaughan P Nicholson, Mark McKean, Gary J Slater, Ava Kerr and Brendan J Burkett

Calcified Tissue International, Vol.96(6), pp.490-499

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-015-9976-6

PMID: 25772806

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bone mass

elderly

exercise

middle-age

strength

This study determined the effect of 6 months of low-load very high-repetition resistance training on bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition in nonosteoporotic middle-aged and older women. Fifty healthy, active community-dwelling women aged 56-75 years took part in the two-group, repeated-measures randomized controlled trial. Participants either undertook 6 months of low-load very high-repetition resistance training in the form of BodyPumpâ„¢ or served as control participants. Outcome measures included BMD at the lumbar spine, hip, and total body; total fat mass; fat-free soft tissue mass and maximal isotonic strength. Significant group-by-time interactions were found for lumbar spine BMD and maximal strength in favor of the BodyPumpâ„¢ group. No favorable effects were found for hip BMD, total body BMD, total fat mass, or fat-free soft tissue mass. Three participants withdrew from the intervention group due to injury or fear of injury associated with training. Under the conditions used in this research, low-load very high-repetition resistance training is effective at attenuating losses in lumbar spine BMD compared to controls in healthy, active women aged over 55 years but did not influence hip and total body BMD or fat mass and fat-free soft tissue mass.

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Title: Low-Load Very High-Repetition Resistance Training Attenuates Bone Loss at the Lumbar Spine in Active Post-menopausal Women
Authors: Vaughan P Nicholson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Mark McKean (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Gary J Slater (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Ava Kerr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Brendan J Burkett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Calcified Tissue International, Vol.96(6), pp.490-499
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-9976-6
ISSN: 0171-967X
PMID: 25772806
Organisation Unit: High Performance Sport - Legacy; School of Health - High Performance Sport; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Academic Support Unit; Technical and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Operations - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449505802621
Output Type: Journal article

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