Investigating the Role of Resistance Exercise Frequency in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Mass — EXFREQ  

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title: Investigating the Role of Resistance Exercise Frequency in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Mass

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will investigate whether manipulating resistance exercise frequency impacts muscle protein synthesis rates. The investigators will test the hypothesise that a higher resistance exercise frequency will result in greater muscle protein synthesis rates than a lower resistance exercise frequency.

Clinical Trial Description

Resistance exercise is currently the most effective means of building or maintaining muscle mass. Resistance exercise guidelines generally suggest that those looking to increase muscle mass should train each muscle group once to twice per week. However, it has been proposed that it may be of greater benefit to train a muscle group with a higher frequency (i.e., four to six times per week) than currently suggested. If true, completing the same total volume of resistance exercise in more frequent, smaller bouts could prove to be a more beneficial strategy to optimally build or maintain muscle mass.

Therefore, this study will investigate whether manipulating resistance exercise frequency impacts cumulative muscle protein synthesis rates in young individuals. Participants will undergo a 7 day period of habitual activity before completing the same total volume of resistance exercise as either; i) one isolated bout (low frequency) or ii) five smaller bouts (high frequency) over a period of 7 days. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

• NCT number: NCT03275779
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Birmingham
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2018
• Completion date: December 1, 2018