Heavy resistance exercise training in older men: A responder and inter-individual variability analysis
This study provides strong evidence of inter-individual variability in response to HReT among healthy older men. Given the rarity of true non-responders, our data support HReT as the universally recommended first-line strategy for enhancing muscle mass and strength.
Authors
- Mette F. Heisterberg
- Abigail Louise Mackey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2017-4580)
- Casper Soendenbroe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6579-5700)
- Jesper L. Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-0071)
- Michael Kjaer
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338775
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 65.68
Funders
- Lundbeckfonden
- H. Lundbeck A/S