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Title
Energy expenditure of resistance training activities in young men
Description
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the energy cost of four modes of resistance training (push-ups, pull-ups, curl-ups, lunges). Twelve well trained men aged 23.6 (SD=2.84) years were recruited to participate in the study. Each of the 12 men completed three trials of each of the four exercises on one visit to the laboratory lasting slightly over one hour (M=72 min, SD=5.9 min). The oxygen consumption of the men was monitored constantly throughout the trial and data was recorded every five seconds. Mean VO2 values were calculated for each exercise. The values for push-ups (M=11.57 ml/kg/min, SD=1.99), curl-ups (M=10.99 ml/kg/min, SD=1.48), pull-ups (M=10.87 ml/kg/min, SD=2.51), and lunges (M=14.18 ml/kg/min, SD=1.78) were converted to METs (Metabolic Equivalents). The MET values (3.31, 3.14, 3.11, and 4.05 respectively) all fall within the range of moderate intensity activity. The findings of this study show that a single set of any of the above exercises will qualify as a moderate intensity activity and can be used to meet recommendations on daily physical activity.
Date Created
2011
Contributors
- Vezina, Jesse (Author)
- Ainsworth, Barbara (Thesis advisor)
- Campbell, Kathryn (Committee member)
- Woodruff, Larry (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
82 p
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9146
Statement of Responsibility
by Jesse Vezina
Description Source
Retrieved on Oct. 10, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2011
Field of study: Exercise and wellness
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