Seyyed AliReza Hosseini Kakhk; Hadi Yarahmadi; MohammadReza Hamedinia; AmirHossein Haghighi
Volume 17, Issue 2 , July and August 2010, , Pages 108-115
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Background and Purpose: Appetite is one of the factors affecting the energy intake equation and has different control and regulatory levels. One of the probable factors affecting it is physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of moderate and heavy resistance exercise ...
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Background and Purpose: Appetite is one of the factors affecting the energy intake equation and has different control and regulatory levels. One of the probable factors affecting it is physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of moderate and heavy resistance exercise on appetite, glucose, glycerol and lactate of the serum in healthy men. Methods and Materials: In this experimental study, out of the university employees, 13 male volunteers were recruited for the study by their own written informed consent, and were assigned into three modes of control, moderate resistance exercise (with intensity of 70% of 1RM) and heavy resistance exercise (with intensity of 80% of 1RM) groups. The process consisted of 8 different movements arranged in 3 sets with 10 repetitions within 90 minutes. The participants' appetite parameter was recorded by appetite questionnaire before collecting blood samples. Data was analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS 13 at a significance level of P
MR HAMEDI NIA; AH HAGHIGHI; P JAMILI
Volume 13, Issue 4 , January and February 2007, , Pages 204-210
Abstract
Background and purpose: C-reactive protein is a sensitive, nonspecific marker of inflammation and its relationship with coronary vascular disease is already established. The present research was conducted to study the effect of resistance training on the rate of C-reactive protein in obese men.
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Background and purpose: C-reactive protein is a sensitive, nonspecific marker of inflammation and its relationship with coronary vascular disease is already established. The present research was conducted to study the effect of resistance training on the rate of C-reactive protein in obese men.
Methods and Materials: The present study was quasi-experimental and 24 male subjects (16 obese, 8 lean) with age range of 35 to 48 years voluntarily participated in the study. Obese men were randomly assigned into two groups: resistance training and control group. The third group included the lean men subjects. Fasting blood samples were taken from all subjects. The experimental subjects received resistance training for 13 weeks, 3 sessions per week. The resistance training was done in circuit fashion in 11 stations with a 50 to 60% intensity of one maximum repetition (IRM).
Results: Resistance training significantly decreased the serum CRP levels of the obese men (from 1.65±0.6 to 0.53±0.73). In addition, serum CRP concentrations in obese men at baseline state were significantly higher than those in lean men (1.56±0.58 versus 0.26±0.21). In all subjects there was a significant and positive correlation between serum CRP levels and obesity markers (r=0.75) and different components of the metabolic syndrome.
Conclusion: Resistance training due to antinflammatory effects is likely to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events in obese men.