Strength Training Reduces Fat Accumulation and Improves Blood Lipid Profile Even in the Absence of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Condition

• Main Authors: Catarina Denise Entringer Contreiro (Author), Leonardo Carvalho Caldas (Author), Breno Valentim Nogueira (Author), André Soares Leopoldo (Author), Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo (Author), Lucas Guimarães‐Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim was to investigate the effect of strength training on skeletal muscle morphology and metabolic adaptations in obese rats fed with unsaturated high-fat diet (HFD). The hypothesis was that strength training induces positive metabolic adaptations in obese rats despite impaired muscle hypertroph...