AUTHOR=González-Ravé José María , Cuéllar-Cañadilla Rubén , García-Pastor Teresa , Juárez Santos-García Daniel 

TITLE=Strength Improvements of Different 10-Week Multicomponent Exercise Programs in Elderly Women

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00130

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00130

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p>The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of various muscle strength sessions performed during 10 weeks physical conditioning programs and 4 weeks of detraining on the physical conditioning, body composition and hematology of elderly women. 48 women were randomly distributed in four groups: a physical conditioning group (PCG; <italic>n</italic> = 12) with two sessions per week; a PCG with an extra-session focus on hypertrophy (PCGH; <italic>n</italic> = 12), a PCG with an extra-session in a shallow pool (PCGP; <italic>n</italic> = 12); and a control group (CG; <italic>n</italic> = 12). PCGH achieved a significant increase in Abalakov. Significant differences between the CG and the other groups were found in Countermovement Jump. There were significant improvements in the chair-stand test in the PCG and PCGH. The training programs suspected improvements in HDL, LDL, baseline glucose and glycated hemoglobin. In conclusion, a training program with an extra-session focus on hypertrophy achieved a greater improvement in strength in elderly women.</p>