STRENGTH GAINS AFTER TEN-WEEKS OF DAILY NON-LINEAR PERIODIZATION BETWEEN CONCURRENT VERSUS RESISTANCE TRAINING
Journal Title: Medicina Sportiva - Year 2014, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effects of 10-weeks of concurrent training versus resistance training on strength gains for lower-body muscles.Methods: Thirty physically active women were divided into two groups: resistance training (RT; 72.55 ± 12.58 kg, 153 ± 0.05 cm) and concurrent training (CT; 62.79 ± 8.14 kg; 153 ± 0.06 cm). One repetition maximum (RM) loads for each subject was estimated for leg press 45° (LP45), leg curl (LC) and leg extension (LE) resistance exercises. The training program underwent 20 training sessions (10 weeks) with the frequency of two sessions a week. For the RT group the daily non-linear periodization was adopted over the 10 weeks following this model: Zone A (70-85% of 1RM), Zone B (85% of 1RM) and Zone C (60-70% of 1RM). In the CT group was adopted the same RT program and also 20-minute of aerobic exercise. Results: Maximum strength (1RM) of the lower-body muscles showed significant increase in RT (P = 0.001) and CT (P = 0.001) groups for the LP45 exercise; and LE (RT: P = 0.002; CT: P = 0.003), respectively, between the pre and post-test measures. Considering the differences between experimental protocols, higher strength gains were found for LP45 (P = 0.001) and LE (P = 0.002) exercises for RT compared to CT protocol. No significant differences were noted for LC exercise between protocols considering also the results intra-group (P = 0.098). Conclusion: Therefore, if the goal of exercise program is to achieve greater strength gains, the RT should be performed isolated than combined with aerobic exercise in the same training session.
Authors and Affiliations
Ewertton de Souza Bezerra, Gabriel Andrade Paz, Mateus Rossato, Victor Gonçalves Corrêa Neto, Humberto Miranda
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