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Effects of an Eight-Week Concurrent Training Program with Different Effort Character over Physical Fitness, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Lipid Profile among Hospital Workers: Preliminary Results

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  • Txomin Pérez-Bilbao

    (Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Education, Investigation Methods and Evaluation, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Comillas Pontifical University, 28049 Madrid, Spain)

  • David García-González

    (Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Álvaro Martos-Bermúdez

    (Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Sandra Nieto

    (Department of Occupational Health and Prevention, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Teresa del Campo

    (Department of Occupational Health and Prevention, University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Margarita Pérez-Ruiz

    (Research Group on Exercise, Health and Applied Biomarkers, Faculty of Sport Sciences, European University of Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
    The authors share senior authorship.)

  • Alejandro F. San Juan

    (Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    The authors share senior authorship.)

Abstract

Background: The “effort character” (EC) is a resistance training method without reaching muscle failure. It was defined by González-Badillo and Gorostiaga Ayestarán (2002) as the relationship between the repetitions performed and the repetitions achievable. Then, the EC is at its maximum (i.e., 100%) when the subject realizes all the repetitions possible in a series with any load. Therefore, an EC of 50% indicates execution of 50% of the repetitions achievable in a series. This study aimed to determine the effects of two programs of eight weeks of concurrent training (CT) with different EC over muscle strength (MS), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), functional mobility (FM), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and lipid profile (LP) among hospital workers. Methods: Fourteen hospital workers (age: 41.1 ± 10.8 years; body mass: 63.0 ± 10.8 kg; height: 165.2 ± 6.5 cm; body mass index (BMI): 23.0 ± 3.4 kg/m 2 ) were randomly assigned to an EC 50% ( n = 7) or EC 100% ( n = 7) group. Results: The main finding was that both groups significantly improved in MS and FM levels but not HRQoL, with no statistical differences between EC 50% and EC 100% in adherence and any test despite performing half the volume of the strength workout. Conclusions: An eight-week CT program with different EC (i.e., EC 50% vs. EC 100%) seems to improve the MS and FM levels in hospital workers similarly. These findings could be very useful in health-training practices because of the possibility of planning training loads with half the volume of strength workouts without the loss of any training adaptation.

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  • Txomin Pérez-Bilbao & David García-González & Álvaro Martos-Bermúdez & Sandra Nieto & Teresa del Campo & Margarita Pérez-Ruiz & Alejandro F. San Juan, 2021. "Effects of an Eight-Week Concurrent Training Program with Different Effort Character over Physical Fitness, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Lipid Profile among Hospital Workers: Preliminary Result," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:17:p:9328-:d:628695
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