Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2016
Improvement in functional performance with high-speed power training in older adults is optimized in those with the highest training velocity.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Does High-Velocity Resistance Exercise Elicit Greater Physical Function Benefits Than Traditional Resistance Exercise in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of 79 Trials.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Pooled it
- High-Intensity Interval Circuit Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Functional Ability and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Preliminary study on the effects of movement velocity training of the upper limbs on gait ability in older adults: a nonrandomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
- Associations of Physical Activity with One-Year Functional and Cognitive Trajectories Following High-Speed Resistance Training in Older Adults.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of maximal versus submaximal intended velocity resistance training on muscular fitness adaptations in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Review
- Resistance training effects on gait parameters in older adults-a systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis and meta-regression.GeroScience · 2026Review
- Load-velocity profiles in machine-based exercises: comparing trained college students with recreationally active and sedentary middle-aged and older adults.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Machine-Based Resistance Training Improves Functional Capacity in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of a Fast- vs. Slow-Velocity Training on Load-Velocity Characteristics in Older Adults: A Pilot Study.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Challenges in tendon-bone healing: emphasizing inflammatory modulation mechanisms and treatment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- The acute physiological effects of high- and low-velocity resistance exercise in older adults.European journal of ageing · 2018Article
- Effects of a 12-week marching in place and chair rise daily exercise intervention on ADL and functional mobility in frail older adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Knee extensor power asymmetry is unrelated to functional mobility of older adults.Experimental gerontology · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo identify whether variability in limb movement velocity during high-speed power training (HSPT) may impact physical functioning in older adults.
methods42 older men and women (71.3 ± 6.6 years) were randomized to lower extremity HSPT (n = 28) or control (CON; n = 14) (Analysis 1) for 12 weeks. A second analysis (Analysis 2) allocated HSPT into high-velocity (n = 14) or low-velocity (n = 14) based on a limb movement speed above or below the median average velocity during the 12-week HSPT intervention. Habitual gait speed, maximal gait speed, timed up-and-go, and the short physical performance battery were measured at baseline and 12 weeks. Change scores were compared between HSPT and CON (Analysis 1), and high-velocity, low-velocity, and CON (Analysis 2) using ANCOVA. Statistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05.
resultsAnalysis 1 There were no group differences in habitual gait speed, maximal gait speed, or timed up-and-go between HSPT and CON (all p > 0.05). Short physical performance battery was greater in HSPT (0.96 ± 0.19) compared to CON (0.10 ± 0.26; p = 0.01). Analysis 2 There were no group differences in the change in habitual GS (p = 0.33) among high-velocity, low-velocity and CON. There were significant group differences in the change in maximal GS (p = 0.007), timed up-and-go (p = 0.03), and short physical performance battery (p = 0.03).
conclusionsThere is considerable variation in self-selected maximal limb velocity during HSPT in older adults. In the present cohort, an average limb velocity of 0.88 m/s during HSPT was necessary to ensure optimal improvement in functional performance for older adults, but this threshold will need further investigation.
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