effect of resistance training on C- reactive protein [CRP] in obese men

ABSTRACT

C-reactive protein is a sensitive, nonspecific marker of inflammation and its relationship with coronary vascular disease is already established. The present research was conducted to study the effect of resistance training on the rate of C-reactive protein in obese men. The present study was quasi-experimental and 24 male subjects [16 obese, 8 lean] with age range of 35 to 48 years voluntarily participated in the study. Obese men were randomly assigned into two groups resistance training and control group. The third group included the lean men subjects. Fasting blood samples were taken from all subjects. The experimental subjects received resistance training for 13 weeks, 3 sessions per week. The resistance training was done in circuit fashion in 11 stations with a 50 to 60% intensity of one maximum repetition [IRM]. Resistance training significantly decreased the serum CRP levels of the obese men [from 1 .65 +/- 0.6 to 0.53 +/- 0.73]. In addition, serum CRP concentrations in obese men at baseline state were significantly higher than those in lean men [1.56 +/- 0.58 versus 0.26 +/- 0.21]. In all subjects there was a significant and positive correlation between serum CRP levels and obesity markers [r=0.75] and different components of the metabolic syndrome. Resistance training due to antinflammatory effects is likely to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events in obese men