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- Title
Effect of a Seven-Week Weight Training Course on Resting Energy Expenditure.
- Authors
Burns, Steve
- Abstract
There has been a significant amount of interest recently on the efficacy of weight training for weight control and reduced risk for hypokinetic diseases. Weight training has the ability to increase lean body mass which should lead to an increased resting energy expenditure (REE) and decrease the percentage of body fat. This study was designed to look at the effects of participation in an undergraduate weight training class on the students' REE and upper-body strength. Participants (N=20, BMI= 25.8 ± 5.0, 8 males, 12 females) were college students with no previous weight training experience. Subjects participated in a seven-week resistance training program. Pre-to-post data was collected on total body weight, REE, 1 rep max (1 RM), and percent body fat. No significant differences were observed pre- and post-REE, 1RM, and %BF (1803 ± 332 kcal/day, 1813 ± 382 kcal/day, 22.2 ± 8.9%, 21.6 ± 9.3% respectively) however there was a significant difference observed in 1RM pre-training 51.1 ± 22.5kg, to post 53.7 ± 23.4kg. The seven-week resistance training program was not of sufficient intensity or duration to observe a significant change in REE, or %BF. However seven weeks of general strength training led to an increase in upper-body strength. Perhaps a longer training program, more subjects, or a higher intensity program would have led to greater changes in REE and/or percent body fat.
- Publication
Missouri Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2011, Vol 21, p56
- ISSN
1058-6288
- Publication type
Academic Journal