Table 2 Summary of resistance training studies in older subjects

Frontera et al. [17]

M

60–72

Healthy sedentary

RT

12 weeks

80 % 1RM

KE

100

2.78

fCSA

28

E

26.9

NS (5)

0.14

8 reps

3 days/week

3 sets (M)

1RM

Ades et al. [4]

M

69.9

Healthy

RT

12 weeks

50–80 % 1RM

KE

29

0.81

FFM

NS (1)

T

26.0

NS (−4)

−0.11

8 reps

F

3 days/week

3 sets (M)

1RM

Hepple et al. [24]

M

65–74

Untrained

RT

9 weeks

6–12RM

LP

58

2.15

fCSA

27

E

27.9

8

0.28

3 days/week

3 sets (M)

1RM

Hagerman et al. [21]

M

63.7

Physically active

RT

16 weeks

85–90 % 1RM

KE

50

1.56

FFM

NS (2)

T

31.9

9

0.29

6–8 reps

2 days/week

3 sets (NR)

1RM

Vincent et al. [49]

M

66.6

Healthy active

RT-H

24 weeks

80 % 1RM

KE

15

0.21

–

–

T

20.9

20

0.23

8 reps

F

3 days/week

1 set (M)

1RM

M

67.6

Healthy active

RT-L

24 weeks

50 % 1RM

KE

11

0.15

–

–

20.2

24

0.31

13 reps

F

3 days/week

1 set (M)

1RM

Okazaki et al. [39]

M

64

Physically active

RT

18 weeks

60–80 % 1RM

KE

16

0.30

–

–

E

32.6

11

0.20

3 days/week

8 reps

IsoM

3 sets (M)

Wieser et al. [53]

M

76.2

Healthy untrained

RT

12 weeks

10–15RM

LP

38

1.58

–

–

E

19.1

15

0.61

F

2 days/week

1–4 sets (M)

1RM

Lovell et al. [33]

M

74

Healthy active

SQ

16 weeks

70–90 % 1RM

SQ

58

1.21

–

–

E

24.4

7

0.14

3 days/week

6–10 reps

1RM

3 sets (M)

Cadore et al. [9]

M

64

Healthy untrained

RT

12 weeks

6–20RM

KE

68

1.89

–

–

E

27.3

NS (6)

0.10

3 days/week

2–3 sets (M)

1RM