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The undulating-periodized resistance training program significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure by -4.5 mmHg and -4.0 mmHg, respectively.
The undulating-periodized training can be effective for lowering blood pressure in older adults.
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There were in UP (-4.5±4.4 mmHg; -0.56; 0.015, and -4.0±4.3 mmHg; -0.83; 0.023, respectively).
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Effects Of A Non-linear Resistance Training Program On Biochemical And Physiological Health Parameters In Elderly
Diego A. Bonilla et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2020
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000683344.76754.eb
rct · n=17Cited 1×
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