Effects of Exercise Frequency on Muscle Size and Strength in Healthy, Untrained Young Adults
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19-39
SponsorCameron Mitchell
About this trial
Resistance training (RT) is important for building and maintaining healthy muscles. An exercise frequency called "exercise snacks" involves short bursts of exercise throughout the day (\~5-15 minutes), but no studies have examined a gym-based RT exercise snack program. The invetigators will randomize 40 participants into one of two groups for 10 weeks: the control group will complete two full-body workouts per week (standard-frequency) and the experimental group will complete 10 mini-workouts per week (high-frequency). Muscle hypertrophy (size) and strength will be measured before and after the exercise program to determine if the participants had the same or different results.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Can fluently read and write in English
Lives, works, and/or studies at or near the Gateway Health Building (where all study visits will occur)
Willing and able to commit to 2 or 10 in-person training sessions per week for 10 continuous weeks, as well as one week of testing before the training period and one week of testing after the training period
Has continuous access to smartphone or other device that they can use to access the Technogym app
Disqualifiers
Any major uncontrolled cardiovascular, muscular, metabolic, and/or neurological disorders
Lung disease, kidney disease, or liver disease
Current diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or cancer
Medical conditions that limit their ability to undertake strenuous physical activity
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- 10 sessions per week of resistance training
- Two sessions per week of resistance training
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Cameron Mitchell
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov