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Power or Plyometric Training in Older Adults
Sponsor: University of Miami
Summary
This study will compare the effects of high-speed power resistance training or plyometric jump training on muscle stiffness, jump performance and measures of daily activity in older adults living independently in the community.
Official title: The Effects of Plyometric or Resistance Training on Muscle and Tendon Stiffness, and Functional Performance in Older Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-08-13
Completion Date
2026-01-30
Last Updated
2025-08-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Plyometric Training
Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person resistance-training sessions, twice per week, using three sets of eight repetitions per set on five upper body exercises. During resistance-training participants will be allowed 1-minute rests between sets. Participants will also perform two jump training exercises on a horizontal Pilates reformer, the leg plyometric and ankle plantar plyometric jumps.
Power Training
Participants will receive a total of twenty-four 45-minutes in-person training sessions, twice per week using three sets of eight repetitions per set. During training participants will be allowed 1-minute rests between sets. Exercises will include five upper-body exercises and two lower-body exercises.
Locations (1)
Laboratory of Neruomuscular Research and Active Aging
Coral Gables, Florida, United States