The effects of free weights and elastic tubing resistance training on physical self-perception in adolescents
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Study population and design
Approval for the study was obtained from the University of Newcastle Research Ethics Committee and the school principal from one independent secondary school in Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Information leaflets, parental and participant consent forms were sent home with students and those who returned signed consent forms were permitted to participate in the study. Eligible participants were untrained secondary school students in years 9 and 10. Participants were ineligible if
Overview
The average age of participants was 14.96 ± .68 years. The majority of participants spoke English as their first language and were born in Australia (Table 1). Nineteen participants (18% of study sample) were overweight or obese (6 in the control group, 7 in the free weights resistance training group and 5 in the elastic tubing resistance training group). Completers are defined as study participants who attended at least 50% of sessions and attended both baseline and posttest assessments. There
Discussion
The primary aim of this study was to explore the effects of free weights and elastic tubing resistance training on physical self-perception in adolescents. Physical self-perception among boys remained stable over the study period and the only significant change among girls was among those in the free weights resistance training group, who increased their perceived body attractiveness. The secondary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between changes in health-related fitness and
Conclusions
To the authors’ knowledge this is the first study to compare the effects of free weights and elastic tubing resistance training on physical self-perception in adolescents. Our study has shown that 8 weeks of resistance training with free weights improves physical self-perception in adolescent girls. As the impact of resistance training on physical self-perception among adolescent boys was minimal, further research exploring the effects of different training protocols on psychological health is
Acknowledgements
This project was supported by a University of Newcastle Pilot Grant. The authors would like to thank Chris Smith, David Pitfield, John Pryor, John Allen, and Cayenne Sheaman for their roles in the delivery and evaluation of this project. The elastic tubing resistance tools used in this study were provided by Darren Round from Sports-Port Agencies. We would also like to thank the school and students for making this study possible.
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