BACKGROUND There is little information regarding the effects of concurrent training (endurance and resistance training performed in the same overall regimen) on blood lipid profile in sedentary male subjects. This study compared the effects of 3 different 8-wk training programs [endurance training (ET), strength training (ST) and concurrent training (CT)] on blood lipid profile and body composi...

Cornu cervi pantotrichum (CCP), used in traditional Chinese medicine, is a well-known yang-invigorating agent with multifunctional bioactivities. We previously showed, through an acute exercise challenge, that short-term CCP supplementation improved physical activities and fatigue-associated biochemical indices. Questions about the long-term effects of CCP treatment on exercise performance and ...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of two deep water training programs on cardiorespiratory and muscular strength responses in older adults. Thirty-four older adults men were placed into two groups: deep water endurance training (ET; n = 16; 66 ± 4 years) and deep water strength prior to endurance training (concurrent training: CT; n = 18; 64 ± 4 years). The training period lasted 12 w...

Purpose: Mechanical loading of the musculo-skeletal system plays an important role in the adaptation of muscle performance and bone mass. In contrast to the interference eff ect between peak power and endurance training on the adaptive response of muscle tissue, in bone tissue, such interaction between training modalities may not exist and combined peak power training and endurance training may...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the interference effect of concurrent strength and endurance training on maximum strength and vo2max in non-athletes. for this purpose, 34 sedentary healthy men (mean age 22±1.18 years, height 173.61±6.48 cm, and weight 56.13±8.50 kg) voluntarily participated in this study. initially, subjects were randomly assigned to one of four training groups: st...

Recently, Kon et al. (2014) published in this journal an interesting paper entitled “Effects of systemic hypoxia on human muscular adaptations to resistance exercise training “ which determined the effect of 8 weeks of resistance training (5 sets of 10 reps at 70% of 1 RM of free weight bench-press and bilateral leg-press using a weight-stack machine) under hypoxia (HRT, 14.4% O2) or normoxia, ...

increased oxidative capacity, capillarisation and glycogen storage, which improves the ability to sustain prolonged exercise (Saltin and Gollnick, 1983; Holloszy and Coyle, 1984). However, during whole body exercise, as in crosscountry skiing, both upper and lower body muscles are activated. Upper and lower body muscles demonstrate marked differences in both fibre type and blood flow distributi...

OBJECTIVE(S) As not only few evidences but also contradictory results exist with regard to the effects of resistance training (RT) and resistance plus endurance training (ERT) on respiratory system, so the purpose of this research was therefore to study single and concurrent effects of endurance and resistance training on pulmonary function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty seven volunteer health...

The study investigated changes in motor output and motor unit behavior following 6 wk of either strength or endurance training programs commonly used in conditioning and rehabilitation. Twenty-seven sedentary healthy men (age, 26.1 ± 3.9 yr; mean ± SD) were randomly assigned to strength training (ST; n = 9), endurance training (ET; n = 10), or a control group (CT; n = 8). Maximum voluntary cont...

With the finding that short, intense sprints can improve aerobic capacity (Tabata, et al., 1996), there has been a huge increase in the number of experts who advocate this kind of training over traditional endurance training. Several successful swim coaches are among those recommending more high-intensity training while an equal or even greater number are warning of the pitfalls of training in ...