Effects of 8 weeks of resistance training in combination with a high protein diet on body composition, muscular performance, and markers of liver and kidney function in healthy older adults

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Sarcopenia.
Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises
Y93.B

Registration Number: IRCT20191204045612N3

Lead Sponsor: Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Male

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Confirming that they had not exercised in the previous six months
Sleeping for at least seven to eight hours per day.
Not taking any steroids or illegal agents known to increase muscle mass in the previous year.
Less than 0.8 g/kg/d of protein ingestion.
Being free of musculoskeletal disorders
Being >60 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

Musculoskeletal injuries
Not following the prescribed diet
Anabolic steroid injection
Contributing to exercises out of prescribed ones
Lack of inner desire to carry on exercise or diet intervention

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle Strength. Timepoint: Pre-test and week 9 (post-test). Method of measurement: 1 repetition maximum (RM) tests for chest and leg press.;Muscular Power. Timepoint: Pre-test and week 9 (post-test). Method of measurement: Wingate test for upper and lower body.;Muscular endurance. Timepoint: Pre-test and week 9 (post-test). Method of measurement: 75% of 1RM for chest and leg press.;Body composition. Timepoint: Pre-test and week 9 (post-test). Method of measurement: Multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance device (Inbody 720, South Korea).;Biochemical markers for blood lipids, function of liver and kidney. Timepoint: Pre-test and week 9 (post-test). Method of measurement: Measurements with laboratory kits.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The relationship between skeletal muscle mass and muscular adaptations. Timepoint: At the end of the study. Method of measurement: With statistical analysis methods.