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Resistance training induces protective adaptation from the oxidative stress induced by an intense-strength session

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a resistance training (at least 6 months of practice) would be beneficial in improving trained subjects’ response to oxidative stress.

Methods

The study evaluated 19 volunteers aged between 18 and 32 years, who were divided into two groups: sedentary and trained. In order to induce an oxidative stress condition, all individuals participated in a single intense-strength session. Volunteers’ blood was collected before and after the exercise practice, which was used later on for biochemical analyses (TBARS, uric acid and activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase). Furthermore, physical fitness of the participants was evaluated through high-yield tests (strength, agility and aerobic endurance).

Results

We found that all measured physical fitness variables were superior in the trained subjects. Additionally, sedentary individuals presented higher levels of plasma malondialdehyde after the intense exercise session (157 % higher; 1.9 ± 1.1–4.9 ± 3.1). No difference was found in uric acid concentration between groups. An increase of SOD activity (50 % greater; 0.4 ± 0.19–0.6 ± 0.12) was also demonstrated in the erythrocytes of sedentary subjects after the exercise practice. SOD activity did not change in the trained group. On the contrary, CAT activity increased only in the trained subjects (48.2 % greater; 2.7 ± 0.9–4.2 ± 1.2).

Conclusion

Resistance training was effective in increasing participants’ physical fitness, and also in improving their response to the oxidative stress induced by an intense exercise practice. This mechanism may help trained subjects to improve their performance and health.

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Abbreviations

BHT:

t-Butyl hydroperoxide

BMI:

Body mass index

CAT:

Catalase

GPx:

Glutathione peroxidase

LLS:

Lower limb strength

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

RM:

Repetition maximum

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

TBARS:

Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

ULS:

Upper limb strength

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) are acknowledged.

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    Edenilson Pinto da Silva Jr., Edgar Oliveira Soares, Rosane Malvestiti & Elaine Hatanaka

  2. Federal University of Sao Paulo, Rua Silva Jardim, 136, 11015-020, Santos, SP, Brazil

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da Silva, E.P., Oliveira Soares, E., Malvestiti, R. et al. Resistance training induces protective adaptation from the oxidative stress induced by an intense-strength session. Sport Sci Health 12, 321–328 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-016-0291-z

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