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Heavy Resistance Training Provides Dividends in Older Age
Study finds resistance training near retirement age provides long lasting benefits. Motivate retirement-age adults to do a heavy resistance training program to reap more strength and functional benefits in later life, according to results published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine . University of Copenhagen researchers in Denmark followed 369 male and female participants…
Read MoreCardio and Strength Training Reduces Heart Disease Risks
Here’s more evidence to encourage clients to mix cardio and strength training in their program for health benefits.
Read MoreResistance Training Reduces Both Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
Eight weeks of resistance exercise training consistent with current exercise guidelines led to clinically meaningful, large reductions in depressive symptoms among young adults.
Read MoreJaw Clenching and Upper Body Training
Jaw clenching without a mouthguard can work as a strategy to enhance isometric muscle contraction in the upper body, according to a study.
Read MoreChanging Rest Intervals With Heavier Loads Increased Training Volume
By altering rest intervals, resistance trained men were able to increase weighted squat training volume by approximately 7%.
Read MoreStrength Training for Overweight Youth
Here’s some good news about the benefits of strength training for kids: it reduces body fat in children coping with overweight and obesity.
Read MoreBreast Cancer Survivors Benefit From Strength Training
Researchers in evaluated the benefits of endurance, resistance, or combined endurance and resistance training for breast cancer survivors.
Read MoreAthlete Diet Breaks
If you have clients who are following a rigid athlete diet, tell them that letting off the gas for a short time may do their bodies good.
Read MoreKeep the Lean Body Mass
Researchers found that higher volumes of resistance training with lower loads were better for female athletes for preserving lean body mass.
Read MoreStrength Training for Youth
If you train kids, are you including youth strength training? Researchers share evidence-based benefits of training as early as age 5–7.
Read MoreMuscle Fiber Types and Training
Experts debate whether and how muscle fiber types can be shifted through training. And training matters, according to a review study.
Read MoreOlder Women and Weight Training
In a study on older women and weight training, researchers found that participants experienced more pleasure with moderate-level resistance.
Read MoreLifting for Muscular Hypertrophy
This article provides you with the evidence-based tools to help clients make a strong start in increasing muscular hypertrophy.
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