Trial reportThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2015
Combined training enhances skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidative capacity independent of age.
Trial report in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 76 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Maximizing Adaptations in Concurrent Training: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise modalities for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity: comparative effects on visceral fat, metabolism, and inflammatory markers from a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of concurrent, resistance, or aerobic training on body fat loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Standard Deviation of Individual Response for VOSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Activity Interventions on Strength, Balance and Falls in Middle-Aged Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of exercise training on muscle mitochondria modifications in older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Pooled it
- The role of resistance exercise training for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Resistance Training in Healthy Adults on Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass and Visceral Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Health Benefits of Endurance Training: Implications of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-A Systematic Review.Neural plasticity · 2019Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of short-term cycling interventions in older adults: a randomized trial of hypoxic, blood flow restriction, and eccentric cycling.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Acute and chronic effects of resistance training on skeletal muscle markers of mitochondrial remodeling in older adults.Physiological reports · 2020Trial
- Safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone in patients with mitochondrial myopathy: MOTOR trial.Neurology · 2020Trial
- Mitochondrial respiration variability and simulations in human skeletal muscle: The Gene SMART study.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2020Trial
- Enhanced Protein Translation Underlies Improved Metabolic and Physical Adaptations to Different Exercise Training Modes in Young and Old Humans.Cell metabolism · 2017Trial
- Effects of cold water immersion versus active recovery on oxidative stress, redox gene expression and mitochondrial adaptations after strength training.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms underlying age-related changes in the human skeletal muscle bioenergetic system.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- A decline in skeletal muscle NOX4 abrogates exercise-induced adaptive homeostasis and exacerbates biological aging.Science advances · 2026Article
- Skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics in pregnancy: a comparison of in vivo and in vitro outcomes.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
contextSkeletal muscle from sedentary older adults exhibits reduced mitochondrial abundance and oxidative capacity.
objectiveThe primary objective was to determine whether 8 weeks of combined training (CT) has a more robust effect than endurance training (ET) or resistance training (RT) on mitochondrial physiology in healthy young (18-30 years) and older (≥ 65 years) adults.
interventionThirty-four young and 31 older adults were randomly assigned to 8 weeks of ET, RT, and control/CT. Control subjects completed 8 weeks of no exercise (control) followed by 8 weeks of CT. Body composition, skeletal muscle strength, and peak oxygen uptake were measured before and after the intervention. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsy samples were obtained before and 48 hours after the intervention. Mitochondrial physiology was evaluated by high-resolution respirometry and expression of mitochondrial proteins and transcription factors by quantitative PCR and immunoblotting.
resultsET and CT significantly increased oxidative capacity and expression of mitochondrial proteins and transcription factors. All training modalities improved body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and skeletal muscle strength. CT induced the most robust improvements in mitochondria-related outcomes and physical characteristics despite lower training volumes for the ET and RT components. Importantly, most of the adaptations to training occurred independent of age.
conclusionCollectively, these results demonstrate that both ET and CT increase muscle mitochondrial abundance and capacity although CT induced the most robust improvements in the outcomes measured. In conclusion, CT provides a robust exercise regimen to improve muscle mitochondrial outcomes and physical characteristics independent of age.
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