Abstract
Resistance training can potentially increase lean body mass which should lead to an increased resting energy expenditure (REE) and decrease the percentage of body fat. PURPOSE: Our hypothesis was that students who attend an undergraduate weight training classes would have an increased REE over the period of the semester. METHODS: Participants (n=12 females) college students with no previous weight training experience. Subjects participated in a seven-week resistance training program consisting of general conditioning exercises two times per week. Data collected included pre and post measures of REE, 1 rep max (1 RM) on bench press, total body weight, and percent body fat (%BF). RESULTS: No significant differences were observed pre- and post-REE, 1RM, and %BF (1667.9 ± 463, 1638.08 ± 334 kCal/day; 35.1 kg, 37.69 kg; and 27.06%, 26.55% ± 4.25 respectively). CONCLUSION: The seven-week resistance training program was not of sufficient intensity or duration to observe a significant change in REE or %BF, however there was a significant difference in strength. Though researchers observed positive trends in the data, perhaps a longer training program, more subjects, or a higher intensity program would have led to a significant result REE and %BF.
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