Abstract
Despite the clear benefits that resistance training might have in weight management
the effects of resistance training on adiposity in sedentary individuals are
unsubstantiated. As such, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of
resistance training on anthropometric measures of total, central and abdominal
adiposity. Twenty-five healthy, sedentary males not on an energy-restricted diet were
assigned to a non-exercising control group (CON) (n = 12) or a resistance training
group (RES) (n = 13) to determine the effect of 16 weeks of resistance training on
anthropometric measures of total, centrally located and abdominal adiposity.
Resistance training was prescribed three times weekly using eight exercises for three
sets of 15 repetitions at 60% of one-repetition maximum. Resistance training
decreased three of the six anthropometric measures of total adiposity and increased
body mass and body mass index (BMI). Resistance training had no impact on the
measures of centrally located and abdominal adiposity. Body mass and BMI should
be used with caution in risk calculations and measures of total adiposity in
individuals engaging in resistance training due to this mode of training increasing
lean mass (and thus body mass and BMI). Resistance training reduced total adiposity
but did not provide an effective stimulus to lower centrally located and abdominal
adiposity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001733 |
| Date | 02 September 2009 |
| Creators | Shaw, BS, Shaw, I, Brown, GA |
| Publisher | South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation |
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