This research study is looking to compare the effects of two uniquely different power training interventions (high force, lower velocity versus low force, high velocity) on changes in mobility status among older individuals at risk for mobility disability.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
52
Lower Extremity high velocity power training performed at lower external resistance (40% of the 1 repetition maximum muscle strength). Leg and knee extension exercises were performed twice per week (3 sets of each exercise consisting of 10 repetitions).
Lower extremity low velocity power training performed at high external resistance (70% of the 1 repetition maximum muscle strength). Leg and knee extension exercises were performed twice per week (3 sets of each exercise consisting of 10 repetitions).
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Leg Extensor Muscle Power
Leg extensor muscle power measured on pneumatic strength testing equipment at a external force consistent with 70% of the participant maximum leg extensor strength.
Time frame: Change from baseline to Week 16
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