Virtual Training Based on Supersets vs. Concurrent Training in Women.

NCT ID: NCT05356975

Last Updated: 2022-07-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-01-12
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-30

Brief Summary

There are different forms of physical activity proven to improve muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. One of them is concurrent training, which is defined as the combination of two or more physical capacities in the same session (resistance and endurance training). Another modality is superset training, which is characterized by performing two or more exercises for the same muscle group, or a different muscle group, consecutively, with minimal recovery between them.

To date, the evidence has shown studies comparing different resistance training protocols, vs. aerobic training, and vs. concurrent training, performed in various ways, on muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. Most of these studies involved men with resistance training experience, and little research linked women. It should be noted that no study found has used virtual training to test the effects of superset training compared to concurrent training in women with low to moderate levels of physical activity.

Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of a superset training program vs. a concurrent training program on muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, motivation, adherence, and health-related quality of life in women with a low to moderate level of physical activity for eight weeks virtually.

Detailed Description

Sixty women will be randomly assigned to two groups (superset and concurrent). The interventions will be carried out virtually asynchronously, only sessions 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 will be supervised synchronously. Follow-up will be done through WhatsApp messages. Both groups will have a training frequency of 3 times a week for eight weeks. In the training sessions, strength exercises with self-loading (crunches, one leg squat, side plank, push up, deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, row, glute bridge, front raise) and/or aerobic exercises (floor tape squat, jumping jacks, skaters). Each group will execute the same number of series and repetitions during the 8 weeks, the performance of strength exercises will be standardized at 45 bpm throughout the protocol, and aerobic exercises at 70 bpm. Intensity will be controlled by resting between sets, starting with 90 seconds in week one, decreasing by 15 seconds every two weeks until reaching 45 seconds.

Each participant will have initial and final evaluations to measure muscle strength in lower, middle, and upper kinetic chains. Queen's College test will be used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, BREQ-2, and SF-12 questionnaires will be used to measure motivation and health-related quality of life respectively.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Superset

This group will perform three strength circuit training. Each circuit training consists of three exercises (lower, middle, and upper body exercises) performed in a supersets fashion. This order makes it less complex, which is important given the characteristics of the population.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Superset

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A strength circuit training will be performed in a supersets fashion. Three strength circuit training in three blocks.

1. One leg squat, side plank, and push up.

2. Deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, and row.

3. Glute bridge, crunches, and front raise.

Concurrent

This group will perform six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion (three exercises for the lower body, three exercises for the upper body) and three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Concurrent

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion: three exercises for the lower body (one leg squat, deadlift, and glute bridge). Three exercises for the upper body (push up, row, and front raise). And three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters).

Interventions

Superset

A strength circuit training will be performed in a supersets fashion. Three strength circuit training in three blocks.

1. One leg squat, side plank, and push up.

2. Deadlift, lumbar extension stretch, and row.

3. Glute bridge, crunches, and front raise.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Concurrent

Six resistance exercises in a traditional fashion: three exercises for the lower body (one leg squat, deadlift, and glute bridge). Three exercises for the upper body (push up, row, and front raise). And three aerobic exercises (floor tap squat, jumping jacks, and skaters).

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy women
• Physical activity (<600 to ≤1500 MET/min/wk)

Exclusion Criteria

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• History of cardiovascular disease
• History of coronary heart disease
• Osteoporosis
• Pregnancy
• Breast-feeding women
• Psychological, neuromotor, and/or osteo-muscular conditions that may affect participation in an exercise program.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad de Antioquia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Victor Hugo Arboleda Serna

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Universidad de Antioquia

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Countries

Colombia

Other Identifiers

Virtual Superset-UdeA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id