EFFECT OF RESISTANCE EXERCISES ON HANDGRIP STRENGTH IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH OSTEOPENIA/OSTEOPOROSIS

The present study aimed to verify the effects of a 12 months resistance training using the Bulgarian method by contrast (6 reps x 70% of 1RM + 6 reps x 50% of 1 RM) on handgrip strength in women with postmenopausal osteopenia/osteoporosis. Ten women with postmenopausal osteopenia/osteoporosis (over...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IX, Sciences of Human Kinetics Sciences of Human Kinetics, 2020-07, Vol.13(62) (1), p.213-220
Main Authors: HOLUBIAC, I.Ș., GROSU, V.T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exercise
handgrip strength
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
Physical fitness
Physical training
Post-menopause
resistance training
Sports training
Strength training
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Summary:The present study aimed to verify the effects of a 12 months resistance training using the Bulgarian method by contrast (6 reps x 70% of 1RM + 6 reps x 50% of 1 RM) on handgrip strength in women with postmenopausal osteopenia/osteoporosis. Ten women with postmenopausal osteopenia/osteoporosis (over 50 years old) were distributed into two groups: exercise group (EX) (n = 5) and control group (C) (n = 5). Handgrip strength were measured before and at the end of the study using hydraulic hand dynamometer. Exercise group (EX) showed an increase by 12% at the end of the study for the dominant hand (p = .039) and by 10.53% for the nondominant hand (p = .041). The control group showed a decrease in handgrip strength by -2.14% for the dominant hand (p = .018) and by -3.65% for the non-dominant hand (p = .038).
ISSN:2344-2026
2344-2026
DOI:10.31926/but.shk.2020.13.62.1.28