Resistance Training - Strength Training for Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

claerobic exercise could enhance and maintain
Resistance Training - Strength Training for Yesterdaycardiorespiratory fitness, but without strength training
Today and Tomorrowprogram, the participants became weaker by the
There was a time, in the not-too distant past, thatyear.
many people associated “exercise”In the early nineties, the American College of Sports
with aerobic exercises only. Aerobic exercise usesMedicine amended its aerobic exercise
large muscles groups, in a rhythmic fashion over anrecommendations to include resistance training. That
extended period of time. Running, cycling, swimmingrecommendation remains and includes: resistance
and the like, enhance cardiorespiratory fitness, whiletraining twice a week, utilizing all the major muscle
strengthening the heart and lungs.groups, for two sets at between 8 – 12
Consistent retesting of athletes cardiorespiratoryrepetitions.
fitness by a number of researchers, proved that