0000000000154571
AUTHOR
Juan Benavent
Effects of aquatic and dry land resistance training devices on body composition and physical capacity in postmenopausal women.
Effects of Aquatic and Dry Land Resistance Training Devices on Body Composition and Physical Capacity in Postmenopausal Women To determine the effects of a supervised strength training program on body composition and physical capacity of older women using three different devices: weight machines, elastic bands, and aquatic devices that increase drag forces (ADIDF). Four groups were formed: control group, weight machine group (WMG), elastic band group (EBG) and a group that used ADIDF (ADIDFG). Body composition and physical capacity were assessed before and after the intervention period. The ADIDFG showed improvements in fat mass (FM), fat-free mass of the left arm (FFM-LA) and right arm (FF…
Effect of fatigue on the intra-cycle acceleration in front crawl swimming: a time-frequency analysis.
The present study analyzes the changes in acceleration produced by swimmers before and after fatiguing effort. The subjects (n=15) performed a 25-m crawl series at maximum speed without fatigue, and a second series with fatigue. The data were registered with a synchronized system that consisted of a position transducer (1 kHz) and a video photogrametry (50 Hz). The acceleration (m s−2) was obtained by the derivative analysis of the variation of the position with time. The amplitude in the time domain was calculated with the root mean square (RMS); while the peak power (PP), the peak power frequency (PPF) and the spectrum area (SA) were calculated in the frequency domain with Fourier analysi…
A comparison of elastic tubing and isotonic resistance exercises.
The aim of this study was to assess eff ects of a short-term resistance program on strength in fi t young women using weight machines / free weights or elastic tubing. 42 physically fi t women (21.79 ± 0.7 years) were randomly assigned to the following groups: (i) the Thera-Band ® Exercise Station Group (TBG); (ii) the weight machines / free weights group (MFWG); or (iii) the control group (CG). Each experimental group performed the same periodised training program that lasted for 8 weeks, with 2 – 4 sessions per week and 3 – 4 sets of 8 – 15 submaximal reps. A load cell (Isocontrol; ATEmicro, Madrid, Spain) was used to test the evolution of the Maximum Isometric Voluntary Contraction (MIVC…
Comparação de diferentes testes de campo para a avaliação da flexibilidade geral ativa
Introducao: O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar um teste de campo valido para avaliacao da flexibilidade geral ativa, mediante a comparacao de varias provas, tanto tradicionais como mais recentes. Materiais e Metodos: A amostra foi composta por 68 estudantes universitarios de ambos os sexos. Os testes empregados foram: flexao profunda do corpo (FP); �sit and reach� (SR); �tot-flex� original (TFO); e �tot-flex� melhorado (TFM). Para determinar o carater preditor da flexibilidade geral ativa de cada um destes testes, foram relacionadas as medicoes obtidas em cada um deles com o somatorio de 14 medidas angulares goniometricas realizadas de forma ativa (?MAGA), pertencentes as principais ac…