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The effect of endurance running on training adaptations in women participating in a weight lifting program

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dc.contributor.authorVolpe, Stella L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairRankin, Janet Walbergen
dc.contributor.committeechairSebolt, Don R.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHinkle, Dennis E.en
dc.contributor.departmentHealth and Physical Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:40:54Zen
dc.date.adate2010-07-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:40:54Zen
dc.date.issued1987en
dc.date.rdate2010-07-21en
dc.date.sdate2010-07-21en
dc.description.abstractTwenty-five sedentary female volunteers, 18-30 years of age, were studied to determine the effects of an endurance running program on leg strength gains from a weight training program. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a weight training group (W), a weight training plus running group (RW), or a control group (C). The subjects trained three days per week, approximately one hour per day, for nine weeks. The RW group ran for 25 min then weight trained for 30 min, whereas the W group weight trained for one hour. Subjects were tested for one-repetition maximum (l-RM) pre-training, at two week intervals during training, and post-training. Thigh girth (midpoint [MG] and 1.18 cm above the patella [AP]) and percent body fat were measured pre- and post-training, only weekly on a calibrated scale. Body weight was measured. Significant improvements in isotonic leg strength of 56% for W and 66% for RW were observed, with no difference between the groups. W and RW also achieved a significantly greater isotonic leg strength than the C group. The experimental groups had a significantly greater posttest AP as compared to the C group. No significant differences were observed over the experimental period in MG, percent body fat and body weight of any of the groups. In conclusion, the running program used in the present study did not interfere with leg strength or girth gains achieved through weight training. These results are in contrast to those reported in other studies which found that aerobic training impaired strength gains.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 218 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07212010-020146en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07212010-020146/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43828en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1987.V646.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 17341939en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1987.V646en
dc.subject.lcshAerobic exercisesen
dc.subject.lcshRunning -- Trainingen
dc.subject.lcshWeight liftingen
dc.titleThe effect of endurance running on training adaptations in women participating in a weight lifting programen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth and Physical Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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